FIRE chiefs may have to turn up the heat of their home safety message after claims it isn't sexy enough to keep people alert.

The claims come after an elderly couple almost lost their Trowbridge home in a blaze sparked by an unattended grill pan. Only a smoke alarm prevented the two-storey house being burnt to the ground.

Anyone wanting fire safety or smoke alarm advice can go to the website at www.wiltshirefirebrigade.com