VIDEO: Do you sleep with your door closed?
A group of Maryland firefighters are reminding people to sleep with their bedroom doors closed — as it prevents fires from spreading quickly through the home.
“THIS is why you should always sleep with you doors closed,” posted the Prince Frederick Volunteer Fire Department. “This bedroom was untouched and is still useable (sic) compared to the adjacent hallway and room where the fire was. No one was home during this incident.
The video shows a firefighter going through a home where most everything is burnt. But then, he opens a door to a bedroom where nothing is damaged.
Close Your Door.org provides research and safety tips from firefighters about how that one step could save your life and your belongings in case of a fire.
UL Firefighter Safety Research Institute (FSRI) conducted a study showing that in a home fire, a closed door can be an effective barrier against deadly levels of carbon monoxide, smoke and flames.