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Beaumont chief urges residents to test smoke detectors, keep space heaters 3 feet away
Summary
Chief Earl White delivered winter safety tips to Beaumont residents, emphasizing monthly smoke-detector tests, annual battery changes, keeping space heaters at least 3 feet from combustibles, and using carbon-monoxide detectors.
Chief Earl White, identified in the meeting as "Chief," urged Beaumont residents to maintain smoke detectors, keep space heaters at least 3 feet (36 inches) from combustibles and avoid using ovens to heat homes as winter weather approaches.
White said winter months bring an "increase in house fires," and emphasized basic precautions: "smoke detectors save…
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