Firefighters in Bristol are warning people not to try to heat their homes using social media ‘life hacks’ involving candles and plant pots, after they were called to a fire over the weekend at a house in the city.
Firefighters from Kingswood and the Hicks Gate fire station were called to the blaze in the east of the city which is believed to be caused by unattended candles, and now fire chiefs have slammed TikTok and Pinterest ‘life hack’ videos which claim people can heat a room using just one tealight placed in a series of ceramic or terracotta pots.
Ben Thompson, the temporary group manager for risk reduction at Avon Fire and Rescue, said the social media ‘life hack’ is dangerous. “As winter approaches, and cold nights draw in, many of us are opting to light candles,” a fire brigade spokesperson said.
