A 1 ½ year baby died in Chitlapakkam on the outskirts of City due to sparks from a faulty air conditioner that led to fire. According to Police, Shanmugam lives in MMDA Nagar with his wife Valli an income tax official and two children- Nagarajan(8 years) and Monish (18 months). On 2nd June Valli and her children went to bed with AC and fan running. Some time during night the bed caught fire may be some sparks from AC. Valli and Nagarajan woke up and felt very uneasy to breath and started crying. Some of the neighbours heard their cries rushed and broke open the door and brought out fire. By then Monisha had suffocated to death. Lack of periodic maintenance of AC can prove disasters. Emphasizing the need for safety one can preset the AC so that it switches off automatically without running all night. It is better to clean the filter once every 15 days. A trained technician can clean the cooling ocil every 3 months when dust accumulates, heat transfer decreases when AC has to run longer. Most flats are not equipped to take the heavy power load when using an AC. A trip off switch can ensure safety in case of a short circuit.
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