House Fires - Please read

Comment #4

justxploring — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:24:19 GMT

That's smart, Gentlespirit, especially if you feel uncomfortable. As I wrote, I'm too cheap to buy those things anyway. I used sprays until recently, but they're not healthful. If you use Glade or one of those air fresheners, try to walk in the opposite direction of the mist. I now get a natural freshener with lavendar that's a pump. Hope the dollar store continues to carry it. Best thing is always to open up the windows and doors once in a while. It's just too hot now.... [ More ]

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Gentlespirit — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 12:57:28 GMT

I hear ya Jux...however, I've never liked those plug-in thingies!!! Rumor or not, I'm not taking any chances. If my little house burns down to the ground, it won't be because of a Glade plug-in! :)

Comment #2

justxploring — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 04:02:34 GMT

http://plancksconstant.org/blog1/2006/01/glade_plugins_and_house_fires.html<br />http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/household/glade.asp<br />http://www.hoax-slayer.com/glade-plug-in-fire.html

Comment #1

emilyg — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 03:18:00 GMT

Best thing to use - Reed diffusers - safe and pleasant.

Original Blog Entry: House Fires - Please read

Gentlespirit — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:27:35 GMT

House fires--please read!

Received from a friend who is in the insurance property business. It is

well worth reading.

The original message was written by a lady whose brother and wife learned a hard lesson this past week.

Their house burnt down.. nothing left but ashes. They have good insurance so the house will be replaced and most of the contents. That is the good news.

However, they were sick when they found out the cause of the fire. The insurance investigator sifted through the ashes for several hours. He had the cause of the fire traced to the master bathroom. He asked her sister-in-law what she had plugged in the bathroom. She listed the normal things....curling iron, blow dryer. He kept saying to her, 'No, this would be something that would disintegrate at high temperatures'. Then her sister-in-law remembered she had a Glade Plug-In, in the bathroom.

The investigator had one of those 'Aha' moments. He said that was the cause of the fire. He said he has seen more house fires started with the plug-in type room fresheners than anything else. He said the

plastic they are made from is THIN. He also said that in every case there was nothing left to prove that it even existed. When the investigator looked in the wall plug, the two prongs left from the plug-in were still in there.

Her sister-in-law had one of the plug-ins that had a small night light built in it. She said she had noticed that the light would dim and then finally go out. She would walk in to the bathroom a few hours later,

and the light would be back on again. The investigator said that the unit was getting too hot, and would dim and go out rather than just blow the light bulb. Once it cooled down it would come back on. That is a warning sign.

The investigator said he personally wouldn't have any type of plug in fragrance device anywhere in his house. He has seen too many places that have been burned down due to them.

PLEASE PASS THIS INFORMATION ON.

NOT ONLY COULD IT SAVE SOMEONE'S HOUSE,

BUT IT COULD SAVE SOMEONE'S LIFE

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