Sunday, September 30, 2007

5000 Electric Blanket fires in UK each year

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MORE than a third of electric blankets tested in Brent and Harrow have failed safety checks and could be seriously dangerous.

Harrow Trading Standards, which carried out checks in the boroughs found 40 per cent were faulty and posed a fire risk.

In light of the findings, trading standards officers are providing free electric blanket safety tests tomorrow (Wednesday, September 26).

More than 5,000 fires are caused by old or damaged electric blankets in the UK every year.

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