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Atul buit a small house . He used well - insulated copper wires of good quality for wiring and switches, sockets and plugs too . He however , had a room - heater of poor quality . Once on a winter night he was sleepoing with his family in a closed room with the heater On. During sleep he was suffocated . Hence he woke up and found flames of heater on fire . His son Raghav got up quickly and switched off the main switch . He made a call to the fire brigade . The fire crew of fire brigade reached quickly and put off fire . Atul and his family thanked the firement .
Name the safety device missing in the electric wiring of Atul.s house.

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Electric fuse is the safety device which was missing in wiring of Atul.s house .
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