fire hazard

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carolbee @carolbee (16230) • United States 6 Jan 12

Would you leave the clothes dryer running when not at home? I've talked to several firefighters over the years and learned it can be a fire hazard to leave it running. Primarily because lint left in the lint trap can cause fires....

clothes dryer

fire hazard

leaving on when not at home

lint

lint fires

lint trap

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Do you leave stuff plugged in when you leave?

Ambreya3 @Ambreya3 (100) • United States 27 Dec 09

I always unplug my blow dryer when I'm done using it. I always am afraid to leave it plugged in that it will start a fire. But yet I leave things like the TV, computer, microwave, etc. plugged in all the time so what is the...

fire hazard

outlets

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SAFETY is not the first one in our village....

mobhomeir @mobhomeir (7558) • Philippines 6 Oct 09

Hello friends we had a horrible situation last night that could have wipe us out in our village. This is due to poor installation of electric and communication cables shared on one post. We had a windy weather this past few days...

fire hazard

fire prone

safety first

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The Dangers of Tea Light Candles

nancyrowina @nancyrowina (3850) 9 Nov 07

The other day I was listening to Radio 2 and there was a show about what a fire hazard Tea Light candles are, I was quite shocked to hear how lethal they actually are. If not in the right kind of holder they can set fire to the...

dangers

fire hazard

tea light candles

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Discussion of Glade Plug In Air Freshener Warning.

whiteheather39 @whiteheather39 (24403) • United States 2 Apr 07

A few days ago someone posted a well meaning warning about Glade Plug In Fresheners being a fire hazard. I responded to the discussion and said that I used them all the time in every room of my home but I was going to throw them...

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Cristmas tree

fuyuto @fuyuto (70) • Canada 28 Nov 06

do you buy or do you get it from the forest?

tree

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