Meanwhile, North Wales Fire and Rescue Service has said there were no smoke alarms at the property.
In those areas they will carry out home safety checks, advise people on fire safety and fit smoke alarms.
It is not yet known if the property was fitted with smoke alarms.
Failings included the lack of an "L2" alarm system, which features loud fire and smoke alarms in every room.
Communities and Local Government Minister Shahid Malik said issues of liability and maintenance around smoke alarms in rented properties were complex.
Fire officers said smoke alarms had helped alert the residents to the blaze which is believed to have started in a washing machine.
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"I would like to make the point to householders that they should check and maintain their smoke alarms very regularly, " said Mr McClintock.
"In the majority of cases local authorities and housing associations as responsible landlords have taken the opportunity to install smoke alarms, " he said.
"The majority of rented homes that do not have smoke alarms may well hold some of the more vulnerable members of society, " he said.
The article suggests installing smoke alarms, inspecting power cords, checking wiring, practicing kitchen safety, clearing range hoods of grease and keeping dryer vents clear as other preventative measures.
Burning paper was pushed through his front door early on Saturday, but smoke alarms alerted the family and they managed to extinguished the blaze with a garden hose.
With the backing of the local political authorities, Mr McGuirk and his team resolved to evangelise, providing basic fire-safety advice, checking 350, 000 homes and fitting 700, 000 smoke alarms.
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Mr Sanders commended the government for the work it had done to increase awareness of fire safety, but said guidelines around smoke alarms in rented properties were "somewhat lacking".
And he suggested that initiatives such as Sure Start should be engaged in "outreach" work to give advice about improving home safety, such as fitting smoke alarms and stair-gates.
The campaign will urge people to check electrical appliances and sockets at home, install and check smoke alarms, plan an escape route in the event of a fire and not attempt to tackle the fire.
Because of the recent disclosures that involve dangers of installing the wrong type of smoke detectors, I thought this would be a good segue into the world of smoke alarms to make sure everyone understood the difference and to protect themselves and their parents from the dangers inherent in selecting the cheaper, less effective, and much more unreliable type of traditional sensors.
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James Moloney, who also lives downstairs, said he could hear what he thought were smoke detector alarms.
Until then, they were fairly boring things, with most people understanding how they worked only because their neighborhood streetlights went on when they sensed darkness, smoke detectors sounded alarms and fire trucks beeped because motion sensors understood when they were backing up.
All Nippon Airways Dreamliner was forced to make an emergency landing in Japan after on-board alarms indicated smoke in an electrical compartment and passengers reported a burning smell in the cabin.
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But on January 16 another Dreamliner was forced to make an emergency landing after on-board alarms indicated smoke in an electrical compartment, and passengers reported a burning smell in the cabin.
Christine Wigton, an American living in Doha, told CNN she heard "a buzzer, not very loud" as she walked into the mall, but heard no loud alarms as smoke built up inside.
But on January 16 another Dreamliner was forced to make an emergency landing in Japan after on-board alarms indicated smoke in an electrical compartment, and passengers reported a burning smell in the cabin.
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Smoke billowed into an office on the fourth floor, setting off alarms, and the building was evacuated.
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