The Wall family and their home were saved by the beep.
“I was going to make breakfast, and I put the frying pan on the stove and opened it and remembered I needed something from No Frills,” said Frank Wall, who lives just north of Aylmer, Ont.
“I quickly went shopping and forgot to turn it off. That’s where the fire started.”
The sound of the smoke alarm woke up his wife, who quickly told their adult son, who put out the fire.
Wall was lucky, but also prepared with functioning detectors.
To ensure others are as fortunate, Kidde has made a substantial donation to Malahide Township.
“Statistics show that working smoke alarms double your chance of escaping a fire safely,” said Stephanie Berzinski, Kidde’s fire safety educator.
“To support Kidde’s dedication to helping communities, we are donating $20,000 worth of smoke alarms to Malahide. These are being donated to Malahide Fire Emergency Services for installation into [the] homes …