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Check your smoke alarm and clean your chimney.
Fire services in the midlands are advising people to be vigilant as we head into the winter season.
Fire officers in Westmeath say as temperatures continue to plummet, homeowners will be lighting more fires in a bid to keep warm.
Senior Assistant Chief Fire Officer in Westmeath Fire and Rescue Service, Pat Hunt, has this advice for people this winter: