High risk of electrical fire during lockdown
Charging a number of devices on multiboards could be a fire risk, Marlborough fire bosses warn.
As families hunker down during the coronavirus lockdown the chilly start to autumn means more people at home juggling devices and charging them.
Fire and Emergency NZ Marlborough principal rural fire officer John Foley said the chance of an electric fire stating at home was very high because many people were using the same multiplug for multiple devices.
"There is a higher chance now for an electrical type of fire to occur through over heating of multiboxes," Foley said.
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Poll: Would you rather: Christmas in summer forever or winter forever?
Just a bit of a fun poll to get you thinking.
If you had to live out your Christmas days, would you prefer it was a summer Christmas or a winter Christmas?
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62.2% Summer
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36.4% Winter
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1.5% Other - I'll share below
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