Protecting Your Home Against Garage Fires

After the kitchen, the garage is the second-most common place in the home where fires start.

There are some 6,600 garage fires that cause an estimated $457 million in property losses every year, according to the U.S. Fire Administration.

The danger is that these fires, after they start, are rarely confined to the garage, easily spreading into adjacent parts of the house and beyond.

One reason garages are especially prone to fires is that many homeowners store chemicals and flammable liquids, boxes with personal effects, clothes and other flammable materials in them. Protecting Your Home Against Garage Fires