An arsonist slept in my garage for 20 years
Recently I witnessed a fast-moving, fully involved house fire a block away from my home in the Park Place development in Tinton Falls. There was a young man inside the house at the time, and if it weren’t for a passerby running into the house and getting him out just in time, this would be a very different and tragic story. We need to seize this moment to learn from this experience and possibly prevent catastrophe and property loss in the future. In talking with my neighbors, it is obvious that many homeowners remain unaware of a potentially lethal fire hazard that could be lurking inside many of our homes. Regardless of the cause of this latest fire (which started in the garage area, the official cause of origin has not been stated yet), this incident demands attention to the original electrical panels that were used when our homes were first built. Pretty simple, you need to go out to your garage, or wherever your electrical panel is located and open the small metal door.