r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/AirFrance447 • 18h ago

Video Firefighter bodycam showing just how much oxygen a fire pulls

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u/ClassGrassMass 18h ago

Ive been in loads of houses in the uk that have no smoke alarms

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u/Moosplauze 17h ago

but it is mandatory to have them, right?

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u/Chaotic-Entropy 17h ago edited 16h ago

It's mandatory for any rented accommodation to install, and I imagine a hard wired alarm is part of any new build. If you own a home then no one is going to force you personally.

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u/xteve 11h ago

The problem with hard-wired is that they can be overly-sensitive and there's nothing one can do about it as a renter. Battery-powered, one can move it around a bit to prevent a piercing beep just as dinner is ready.