German indifference to smoke alarms

Smoke alarms are installed in no more than seven per cent of German households, whereas the proportion in the United Kingdom and the USA stands at 90 per cent. These are figures named by the Irish manufacturer Ei Electronics. One of this company’s models has emerged as one of the winners in a test undertaken by the German consumer goods testing foundation. In Germany the company supplies its products to OBI and Wal-Mart.