Caution when heating with fire

Due to the sharp rise in energy prices, many people are likely to want to heat their homes with fireplaces and stoves or possibly even with other fuel-powered appliances, according to the district's emergency services, fire and disaster control department. Here, too, caution is advised, because incorrect operation can lead to fires and carbon monoxide poisoning, which can be fatal.

It is strongly advised to operate fireplaces properly and to install CO warning detectors in houses and flats. Because: You can neither smell, see nor taste carbon monoxide. Only technical sensors can reliably detect the life-threatening carbon monoxide in the room air. They are therefore useful in every household. CO detectors permanently monitor the ambient air in living spaces and immediately sound the alarm in the event of health-threatening CO concentrations.