A recent apartment fire in Yankton pointed out the importance of working smoke detectors. When the fire broke out in one apartment, the alarms alerted those in the other apartments, and everyone was evacuated safely.
Yankton Assistant Fire Chief Larry Nickles says most smoke detectors have a life span, and do malfunction…

Nickles says carbon monoxide detectors should also be replaced and updated….

Nickles says he has been working with state fire officials on ways to push apartment owners to check and replace smoke detectors…..

Nickles says most fire departments in the state don’t have the time or manpower to do extensive checks of smoke detectors in apartment buildings.