Fire extinguishers no more?

Fire extinguishers have officially been banned from communal areas in flats across the country. Huh?

Apparently it was decided that fire extinguishers encourage people to fight the fire rather than leave the building. I can see where people are coming from when they made this ban, but at the same time I have to disagree with it. I will admit that I think it's rediculous when people try to fight an entire house fire with just an extinguisher. That is stupid and unsafe.

However, what happens when it is just a toaster that catches on fire? That could easily be put out with a fire extinguisher if you catch it before it spreads. Or what if a candle catches your hair on fire? I don't know about you, but if I knew someone who's hair started on fire, I would probably try to put it out. But maybe that's just me.

This is a stupid and unsafe ban.