Monday, January 14, 2008
Sunday, October 14, 2007
Television overheats
4 killed, 2 hurt in Cebu fire
By Thea Alberto
INQUIRER.net
Last updated 04:52pm (Mla time) 10/12/2007
MANILA, Philippines -- At least four people were killed and two were wounded in a residential fire in Cebu City early Friday, reports reaching Camp Crame national police headquarters in said.
The fire in Apricandice district, Looc, Lapu-Lapu City killed four members of a family, said the report. Police have yet to identify the victims.
The survivors meanwhile bore first-degree burns, it said.
Radio reports said the fire was caused by an overheated television.
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By Thea Alberto
INQUIRER.net
Last updated 04:52pm (Mla time) 10/12/2007
MANILA, Philippines -- At least four people were killed and two were wounded in a residential fire in Cebu City early Friday, reports reaching Camp Crame national police headquarters in said.
The fire in Apricandice district, Looc, Lapu-Lapu City killed four members of a family, said the report. Police have yet to identify the victims.
The survivors meanwhile bore first-degree burns, it said.
Radio reports said the fire was caused by an overheated television.
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Tuesday, October 9, 2007
Apartment kitchen fire caused by toaster oven
Updated: 10/09/07 7:03 AM
Buffalo, NY
A kitchen fire sparked by a toaster oven that had been left on caused an estimated $55,000 damage in a Clarence apartment house late Sunday, as Harris Hill volunteer firefighters contained the fire in one of the building’s eight apartments.
Fire officials listed an estimated $55,000 damage.
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My power strip with smoke detecting shutoff could have stopped this fire.
Buffalo, NY
A kitchen fire sparked by a toaster oven that had been left on caused an estimated $55,000 damage in a Clarence apartment house late Sunday, as Harris Hill volunteer firefighters contained the fire in one of the building’s eight apartments.
Fire officials listed an estimated $55,000 damage.
LINK
My power strip with smoke detecting shutoff could have stopped this fire.
Monday, October 8, 2007
Recall: Air purifiers melt and catch fire
About 83,000 IonizAir table top air purifiers, manufactured by Leaven Enterprise Co. in Taiwan, because the air purifier’s cartridge can overheat, posing a risk of fire. P3 International, the importer of the product, has received 10 reports of purifiers melting or catching fire and no reports of injuries.
The recalled air purifiers involve model number P4620 with lot numbers beginning with either 03 or 04 or have no lot number. The product was sold at various stores nationwide including mail-order and Internet retailers from January 2003 through July 2004. Details: by phone at 888-734-0449; by Web at www.getnewcartridge.com or http://www.cpsc.gov.
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There are so many products coming from untested manufacturers lately, you could add a margin of safety by having them plugged into my product which would shut them off if smoke is detected.
The recalled air purifiers involve model number P4620 with lot numbers beginning with either 03 or 04 or have no lot number. The product was sold at various stores nationwide including mail-order and Internet retailers from January 2003 through July 2004. Details: by phone at 888-734-0449; by Web at www.getnewcartridge.com or http://www.cpsc.gov.
LINK
There are so many products coming from untested manufacturers lately, you could add a margin of safety by having them plugged into my product which would shut them off if smoke is detected.
Toasters recalled. Turn on spontaneously with no bread in slots
Recall Round-Up (10/07) From CBS3, Philadelphia (LINK)
5200 toasters are being recalled. They can turn on without bread in the slots and ignite items that may be placed on top. There have been ten reports of toasters turning on spontaneously. One incident caused fire damage to kitchen cabinets.
The recall affects Cook's Essentials Electric Toasters. They are four slice wide slot electric toasters with numbers CET 401. They were sold by QVC from January of 2003 through June of 2003.
Unplug these toasters immediately and call QVC at 800-367-9444. They'll give you instructions on how to return the power cord for a full refund.
(LINK)
There are so many products coming from untested manufacturers lately, you could add a margin of safety by having them plugged into an outlet that would shut them off if smoke is detected.
5200 toasters are being recalled. They can turn on without bread in the slots and ignite items that may be placed on top. There have been ten reports of toasters turning on spontaneously. One incident caused fire damage to kitchen cabinets.
The recall affects Cook's Essentials Electric Toasters. They are four slice wide slot electric toasters with numbers CET 401. They were sold by QVC from January of 2003 through June of 2003.
Unplug these toasters immediately and call QVC at 800-367-9444. They'll give you instructions on how to return the power cord for a full refund.
(LINK)
There are so many products coming from untested manufacturers lately, you could add a margin of safety by having them plugged into an outlet that would shut them off if smoke is detected.
Sunday, October 7, 2007
Space heater blamed for fatal fire
Nipomo man dies in home fire
An 83-year-old Nipomo man was killed Saturday morning after the electric space heater he had been using to keep warm at night caused a fire that consumed his entire house, said San Luis Obispo Cal Fire investigator Andy Andersen.Robert Koch's 97-year-old wife, Dorothy Koch, and 58-year-old daughter, Roselle Hardin, escaped through a back window in the bedroom of the single story house, at 330 Verbena Street.
Andersen said Koch woke up at about 3 p.m. when the fire started and immediately alerted his family. Hardin told investigators that the smoke from the fire was two feet off the ground and that the fire had engulfed the area where the recliner was at the front of the house, Andersen said.
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This is the kind of fire which could be prevented by a SmokeShutoff power strip. As soon as smoldering starts, the power strip cuts off power to the space heater.
Friday, October 5, 2007
Toaster fire causes $40,000 damage
By Trista Steers
Larson Newspapers
Fri, 05 October 2007
Sedona Red Rock
An accidental fire in West Sedona made the home of seven to nine people unfit for habitation after a toaster caught fire.
On Tuesday, Oct. 2, a toaster fire caused an estimated $40,000 damage to a $400,000 home at 100 Stations West Drive in the Sedona West Subdivision.
The fire damaged the home’s electrical wiring so the electricity and gas had to be shut off, according to Sedona Fire District Fire Marshal Will Loesche.
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