CAUSES AND PREVENTIVE MEASURES OF FIRE OUTBREAK IN AFRICA: REVIEW

Fire is a visible effect of the process of combustion as a special type of chemical reaction which occurs when oxygen in the atmosphere reacts with some sort of fuel to bring out flame.This review research extensively detailed the causes, preventive and protective measure to be taken to curb fire outbreak in the society. This showed that the best way to avoid fire outbreak is by adopting preventive and protective measure which includes avoidance of using phone in the kitchen,fueling generator when it is ON, smoking in flammable prone zone, gas leakage and so on. This paper will guide home users and fire preventive software designers to be aware of the things to be incurred or put in consideration when managing/designing/ implementing a device that can prevent or control fire outbreak. This research review will be of important to the world as it serves as a guide on fire outbreak causes and simple ways to prevent it both manually and automatically.