District fire champion: "Brand smoke does not smell in deep sleep"

According to the police, there was no functional smoke detectors in the children's room of the burned -out attic apartment, according to the police, which could have made an alarm.

District fire chief: Check smoke detectors

The district fire chief of the Heilbronn district, Bernd Halter, would like citizens to control smoke detectors in their houses and apartments or possibly re -attach, just now before the Christmas days.

In Baden-Württemberg there has been a legal obligation to attach smoke detectors in rooms since the end of 2014.The builders are responsible for installation for new buildings.In the case of existing buildings, the owners must take care of the installation.The owners' obligation may also extend to the exchange that is no longer functional with functional smoke alarms with new devices.

Who is responsible for working?

The immediate owner must take into account that the smoke detectors work, i.e. also ready for operation, unless the owner assumes this obligation itself.

In the case of rental apartments, it is usually the responsibility of the tenant as an apartment owner, for example to carry out a battery change in the smoke alarms in good time.

Electric master: smoke detectors must be checked

Fabian Thalacker is a master electrician and even a firefighter in Neuenstein (Hohenlohekreis).It carries out tests of smoke detectors in buildings and also installs the devices.Smoke detectors in apartments and houses are required by law, but there is no regular obligation to check.

The smoke detector expert recommends pressing the test button of the smoke detector about once a month.Once a year it also makes sense to have the smoke detectors checked by a specialist company.The electrician assumes maybe 40 euros per apartment from costs of maybe 40 euros per apartment.

Advice from the expert: smoke detectors with a built -in battery

Fabian Thalacker advises when buying a smoke detector with a firmly built -in battery.These smoke detectors would work for ten years after activation.After that, these would have to be completely exchanged.Such a device is available for around 30 euros in the trade.

In his view, smoke detectors with batteries to change self -self -self -making the risk that the device may not have been checked with such a combination.In contrast, if the batteries are built in a firmly installed, the manufacturer is given.

If the expert checks smoke detectors in apartments, he sometimes always experiences surprises.If a beeping smoke detector is annoying in the kitchen, some people simply screw it off and banish them into the drawer.

The fire brigades repeatedly point out which dangers of fire smoke.As a rule, the fire is deadly in the event of a fire, but the smoke.And in contrast to the country -wide opinion, the cause of fires is not only negligence: very often technical defective fires would trigger fires that could lead to disaster without precautionary measures such as smoke detectors, especially at night.