Apartment Complex Fires in Mandeville and Covington

3/3/2020 (Permalink)

Please practice fire safety tips with your family.

In just a matter of days, there have been two major apartment complex fires on the Northshore, Cypress Lakes Apartments in Mandeville, Louisiana and Maple Ridge Apartments in Covington, Louisiana. The causes of both fires have yet to be determined, but we want to remind the public to practice fire safety. We also want to say thank you to our local fire departments that responded quickly and efficiently to the fires, limiting damages and saving lives. 

Fire Safety Tips:

• Make a home fire escape plan and practice it with your family 
• Teach children fire safety tips 
• Include pets in your fire safety plans and take precautionary measures to prevent pets from starting fires
• Test smoke alarms every month and change the batteries in your smoke alarms once every six months 
• Never leave unattended food on the stove when cooking
• Do not overload power strips or outlets
• Do not plug space heaters into power strips
• Blow out candles when exiting the room
• Make sure there is a properly working fire extinguisher in your kitchen
• Do not throw water on a grease fire
• Keep flammable items away from the stove and fireplace

For more fire safety resources, please visit https://www.nfpa.org/Public-Education.