Another Samsung Galaxy Note took the spotlight as the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) issued a recall for a batch of Galaxy Note 4 batteries, due to
fire hazard concerns.
Debris that builds up within a building's HVAC system's exhaust fans can quickly turn into a
fire hazard, particularly during the warmer months of the year.
They offer the following suggestions to reduce the risk of
fire hazards from damaged or improperly installed holiday lights:
He said it is important for everyone to know the use of fire extinguishers to avert
fire hazards such as leakage of gas cylinders, electricity short circuits and fires in the kitchen.
In others, where tenants have been uncooperative with our efforts to inspect the premises or remove the partitions, we had no choice but to begin legal actions against the tenants for illegal alterations to the apartments and creating
fire hazards.
California and Los Angeles County fire officials on Thursday released proposed updates for
fire hazard zones that increase the defensible-space needed around homes to protect them in the event of a fire.
The checks involve firefighters looking for
fire hazards in the home, giving advice on reducing the hazards, making sure the home has working smoke alarms and establishing fire escape plans.
Melaleuca, introduced to South Florida in the late 19th century, quickly became a water-hogging pest, drying up wetlands and causing
fire hazards with its oily leaves.
People flock to the cities, and there are not enough resources for them to live in anything other than the most primitive of huts, prone to
fire hazards and terrible sanitary problems.
The group wrote an open letter to manufacturers of computer equipment calling for greater efforts to make the printers safe, when in fact CPSC's experts could find no evidence of any
fire hazards associated with the outer housing of the printers.
As you can tell by the pictures that accompany this article, some systems are
fire hazards instead fire extinguishers.
As a starting point, good planning can ease many potential perils--such as slippery surfaces,
fire hazards, or inappropriate wandering by residents (see" 10 steps to safety," page 17).
