Chemical Burn Lawyer

Malfunction of Home Heaters

Heating fires are the second leading cause of all residential fires, right behind cooking fires. Residential fires are such a problem, because they are in the home and the fires have more potential to injure people than a fire in any other situation. One and two family homes have much fewer incidents of fire than multi-family structures like apartments, and that increases the number of people that can become burn victims while sleeping in their own beds. Since heat is a basic necessity of our everyday lives, it is important to regard the heaters as necessary, but as something that we should regulate and be aware of.

As expected, heating fires most commonly occur between November and February. While most buildings and homeowners keep their heaters up to the latest standards that will prevent most injury, some landlords are negligent in the inspection of their home heating devices. It is very important to check your heater in October, or before it gets so cold the heat is necessary. If you do not own, it is important to remind your landlord or property manager to do so.

Typically, buildings with furnaces are the first to catch on fire, with furnaces causing nineteen percent of all heating fires. Simply because your building or home does not contain a furnace does not exclude your home from danger, hot water heaters, which every home in America has come in at a close second at fourteen percent.

If you or your family have suffered as burn injury victims due to a heating fire in your home, contact Williams and Kherkher at 866-950-9000 for an initial consultation on your next steps in the healing process.