A relative of mine recently had a narrow escape when his electric heater caught fire in the middle of the night. He pulled out the plug, took the heater to the bathroom and used mats to beat out the fire. Thankfully, everyone remained safe. The house, like most others, did not have a fire extinguisher, a fire blanket, or fire gloves. The thing to remember in such a scenario is that one should never use water to extinguish an electrical fire as water is an electricity conductor.

Hayat

Islamabad