A five-year-old boy was left in a fire that broke out in the family’s home, forcing his mother to evacuate before finding him ...

However, you should sleep with your bedroom doors closed, and the reason is a life-or-death situation. Closed doors increase your chance of surviving a fire if one happens to break out in your home.

A sleeping 5-year-old boy survived an apartment fire July 12 thanks to a closed door and a rescue from the Indianapolis Fire ...

Why You Should Sleep with the Bedroom Door Shut Williams explains that 50% of home fire deaths occur between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m.—the period when the average person sleeps.

Since fire needs oxygen, a closed bedroom door cuts off the supply, keeps the fire and smoke contained, and gives firefighters more time to rescue you safely if necessary. Hey, I'm sold.

A disaster prepper explained why sleeping with your bedroom door closed can save you and your loved ones' lives.

The Terre Haute Fire Department is encouraging people to close their bedroom doors before going to sleep as part of the Close Before You Doze initiative, which can help prevent fires from ...

“If you’re sleeping with your door closed, there is a smoke detector in the room. So if a fire starts in your bedroom or one of your children’s bedrooms. Or your roommate’s bedroom or ...

IFD credits the door to the boy's bedroom being closed as the the main reason firefighters were able to safely rescue him.

Almost 60% of people sleep with their bedroom door open, according to the National Fire Safety Council. Here’s why it is better closed.

The Mattoon Fire Department is reminding people to sleep with your bedroom door closed and maintain working smoke and CO detectors.

Neighbors advised that the occupant had already exited the house. "This resident was able to escape this fire uninjured through a bedroom window due to sleeping with the door closed to her bedroom.