Over the last few weeks, the Kenyan public has been gripped by media reports of fire outbreaks that have resulted in the destruction of property and loss of life.
A common thread running through all these incidences is the lack of a warning system that would have alerted the victims before the fire broke out.
A survey of households in the country yields a devastating reality, over 70% of households lack these early warning systems.
Perigrinus, a firm that deals with fire detection products, contends that the situation is dangerous and seeks to change this reality by offering cheap technological solutions to the country's fire problems.
Here are some detection gadgets that you would need to install in your house to detect the prospect of fire.
Fire Detection and Alarm Systems:
They include systems that require wiring for them to function as they should.
Companies dealing with the products will send their experts to do the installation and advise you on how to properly use them.
We also have those that don't require wiring but batteries to power them.
In case of smoke, gas leakage and an increase in temperature, they are triggered.
They are very important as it may be difficult to detect leakage of gas or changes in temperature without them