Something as little as a bath exhaust fan has reportedly caused fires at two different places in the US within a week's span. A fire at a Myrtle Beach office building in South Carolina on Wednesday and a recent house fire in Columbus have raised concerns on the safety of using a bath exhaust fan in a bathroom.
The fire in Myrtle Beach office building is known to have been caused by the electrical wiring of a bath exhaust fan in a rear bathroom area. The flames enclosed several offices in the building and even spread to the attic area, as per Bruce Arnel, Myrtle Beach, fire battalion chief and fire marshal.
Similarly, an electrical fault in the bath exhaust fan is stated to have caused fire at the Northeastern Columbus rental home. The damage to the home amounts to USD 15,000. Matt Noblitt, spokesman for the Columbus Fire Department, reveals that the fire in the bath exhaust fan of this house owned by Claude Wright has burnt through the piping and halfway through seven ceiling joists.