ACTING Fire Chief Gregory Wickham, on Monday implored persons to avoid unwanted fires and avoid any behaviour that could lead to incidents of fire.

The Fire Chief (ag) related that during the holiday season, it is expected that people attach decorations to buildings, whether electrically or otherwise, so it is important that they be extremely careful when doing so.

“…be very careful in the use of electricity so that you do not overload the electrical circuits; that you do not leave the cooking unattended; that you do not run the drop cords under the carpets because those will lead to fire,” he said during an interview with the National Communications Network (NCN).

Wickham also related that illegal electricity connections could lead to a dark Christmas, even for the innocent.

“Stealing electricity is illegal and so the police will have their part to play with that. As it relates to members and communities doing that, we advise them that it is something that they should not do,” he said.

He added: “Many persons would have [sic] lost their homes due to the fact that they were stealing electricity and therefore, it was not regulated as to what they should have the amperage in their homes; and so we would always advise members of the public to desist from stealing electricity.”