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I just got this in an email and thought I would share it.
>>>
>>>FIRE DANGER. This was received from a friend in the home insurance
>>>business. It is well worth reading. This is one of those emails that if
>>>you didn't send it, rest assured someone on your list will suffer for
>>>not reading it.
>>>
>>>The original message was written by a lady whose brother and his wife
>>>learned a hard lesson this past week. Their house burned down....nothing
>>>left but ashes. They have good insurance so the home 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 home fires started with the
>>>plug-in type room fresheners than anything else. He said the plastic
>>>they are made from is a THIN plastic. 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 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 homes that
>>>have been burnt down due to them.
>>>
>>>FIRE DANGER. This was received from a friend in the home insurance
>>>business. It is well worth reading. This is one of those emails that if
>>>you didn't send it, rest assured someone on your list will suffer for
>>>not reading it.
>>>
>>>The original message was written by a lady whose brother and his wife
>>>learned a hard lesson this past week. Their house burned down....nothing
>>>left but ashes. They have good insurance so the home 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 home fires started with the
>>>plug-in type room fresheners than anything else. He said the plastic
>>>they are made from is a THIN plastic. 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 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 homes that
>>>have been burnt down due to them.
And it brings back fond memories.
