Here is something that many people both ignore and think is a non issue. (I too was in the volunteer fire service for 20 years as both a firefighter and code inspector)
How many of you look to see if your electric appliances, Christmas lights and extension cords are "UL" approved. Many discount, dollar and clearance stores sell such appliances that do not have the approval of the Underwriters Laboratory.
I remember vividly back when I was doing my radio talk show, I was speaking about this exact thing. A few minutes later, I got a call from a woman who said she heard what I had said and walked into her dining room to check on of those electric light candles in the window. She said, when she walked into the room, it was ON FIRE and spreading up the drapes. She extinguished the fire with water. The candle had been purchased at a dollar store and was NOT UL approved.
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