CPSC Publishes Safety Checklist For Avoiding Fires, Unsafe Toys and Cooking Accidents During Holidays
The CPSC has issued a list of recommendations on how to avoid common holiday injuries from toys, cooking and decorating.
Tag Archives: Home Fire
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CPSC Issues Safety Tips For Avoiding Christmas Tree Fires
The CPSC has issued recommendations to make the holidays safer and avoid Christmas tree fires and other holiday-decorating accidents.
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Fire Prevention Week Campaign Provides Safety Tips and Instructions: CPSC
The CPSC is recommending regular fire drills and other safety tips to prevent fatal home fires across the U.S.
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Massive Dehumidifier Recall Reannounced After Continuing Reports of Fires
A recall affecting millions of dehumidifiers has been reannounced due to continuing reports of fires and property damage.
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LG Humidifier Recall Reannounced: $1 Million in Home Fire Damages
Federal consumer protection officials have re-announced a December 2009 recall involving about 98,000 LG Electronics dehumidifiers, many of which are still in circulation and continuing to cause house fires throughout…
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More Lawsuits Filed Over San Bruno Gas Pipeline Explosion Filed
California’s Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) faces a growing number of personal injury and wrongful death lawsuits as a result of a deadly San Bruno natural gas pipeline explosion that…
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GE Dishwasher Recall: May Pose Risk of Fire
About 174,000 GE Profile and GE Monogram dishwashers have been recalled after being linked to a series of fires that may have been caused by a short circuit in the…
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Lawsuit Over Natural Gas Explosion Results in $1.5M Verdict
The family of a boy who was badly burned by a natural gas explosion has been awarded $1.5 million by a West Virginia jury.
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Maytag Refrigerator Recall: Electrical Defect Poses Fire Risk
About 1.6 million Maytag, Jen-Air, Amana, Admiral, Magic Chef, Performa and Crosley brand refrigerators have been recalled due to a risk that they may overheat and potentially catch fire.
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Home Explosion Lawsuit Settled Over Leaking Natural Gas Main
A Texas family has reached a confidential settlement with Atmos Energy in a wrongful death lawsuit filed after a leak in the natural gas main caused their home to explode…
