Reflected Sunlight Through Window Causes House Fire

Blaze: Sunlight is said to have reflected from the mirror onto curtains which caught alight before spreading to other furniture. Click to enlarge.

Make-up mirror left near window sparks bedroom blaze in south London: A bedroom was partially destroyed in a fire sparked when sunlight hit a mirror and was refracted onto some curtains, firefighters have said. The make-up mirror was left on a dressing table adjacent to the window at a home in Arthur Road, Wimbledon.

Rays from the sun were reflected onto the bedroom curtains which caught alight before spreading to furniture and other items close to the window yesterday evening. London Fire Brigade (LFB) said nobody was injured and the home occupier was alerted to the fire by a smoke alarm. Firefighters were called at 6.32pm and the blaze was brought under control by 7.09pm.

The LFB is urging people to keep mirrors and crystal or glass objects away from sunny areas in their homes. They also advised people to fit at least one smoke alarm per floor and ensure they are tested each week.

Chris Williams, from LFBs fire investigation team, said: “These sort of fires are not as rare as you would think and shows these types of fires are not an urban myth. "Crystals, glass ornaments and items such as dressing table mirrors should be kept out of direct sunlight. "Thankfully the resident was alerted to the fire by their smoke alarm. It’s essential that everyone has at least one smoke alarm on every level of their home."

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Window Cleaning Wimbledons Windows

Seems like Spain are winning all the sporting events at the moment. The country has gone a little mad with the national flag flying high in every town you pass through & displayed in every car window. This next article seems to be a little of a "PR" stunt - hey, so what - it must be great to clean any windows of a place as prestigious as Wimbledon. Rafa' Nadal the tennis genius of Mallorca & Spain won this years mens title with little trouble & what better way than to add a window cleaning story to his remarkable achievement...

Aquamark serves up perfectly cleaned windows and glass at Wimbledon: Via a national contractor, commercial cleaning company Aquamark uses their expertise and specialist equipment to keep Wimbledon's Royal Box and Center Court glass sparkling clean.

Commercial office and window cleaning contractors Aquamark has recently completed a ninth consecutive year as the company in charge of cleaning all the windows and glass at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships. Using their experience of commercial window cleaning, Aquamark reputation and experience in and around Surrey and south west London makes them the perfect company for this prestigious job.

Via a national contractor, Aquamark spends a whole week prior to the championships performing a dedicated "preparation clean" using specialist hard to reach window cleaning to achieve an immaculately clean finish, fit for royalty.



Throughout the two week tournament, Aquamark had three members of staff onsite every morning cleaning areas such as centre court and the royal boxes. Specialists in high level window cleaning services, Aquamark had a water fed pole truck on standby in case of a high level cleaning emergency anywhere around the venue.

Brad Staines, Aquamark's owner, spoke of his pride and enjoyment of the job his company has continually performed for nearly a decade. "To be involved in one of the world's most prestigious sporting competitions is a real honour. We had a great deal of responsibility, making sure glass areas used by members of the Royal family, and this year the Queen herself, were completely flawless."

Aquamark is commercial cleaning specialist with 20 years experience offering office and workplace cleaning, carpet cleaning, window cleaning, and specialist high reach cleaning services. All cleaners are fully vetted, CRB checked and provided with ongoing training. Aquamark covers the entire south east of England and will also take on national contracts.