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Is your electric blanket safe? - Manawatu Standard

Thu, 17 May 2012 03:23:34 GMT

Is your electric blanket safe?
Manawatu Standard
Palmerston North firefighters will be testing electric blankets for free for the first time in at least a decade this weekend. The decision to spend five hours testing electric blankets came after a surge in queries from the public about the service.

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Couple treated for smoke inhalation after electric blanket fire - Maidenhead Advertiser

Fri, 18 May 2012 09:06:21 GMT

Maidenhead Advertiser

Couple treated for smoke inhalation after electric blanket fire
Maidenhead Advertiser
A couple in Maidenhead were treated for smoke inhalation after waking up to find their electric blanket on fire. The man and woman managed to put out the blaze in their bedroom in Woodstock Close at 2.27am today before calling the fire service.

Electric blanket causes blaze in home - Tameside Radio

Wed, 09 May 2012 09:46:58 GMT

Tameside Radio

Electric blanket causes blaze in home
Tameside Radio
A woman needed treating with oxygen after her electric blanket set fire to her home in Gee Cross. A 22-year-old woman inhaled smoke from the fire and was urgently treated by a trauma technician from the Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue service.

Naughty chocolate tartlets - iAfrica.com

Fri, 18 May 2012 07:13:05 GMT

Naughty chocolate tartlets
iAfrica.com
These delicious sticky chocolate delights are as comforting as a roaring fire and a bottle of good red wine or a down duvet and an electric blanket on a cold winter's evening. What I love about them is that they are so easy to make and you can make ...

Blanket cover needed in cold snap - Northern District Times

Tue, 01 May 2012 19:14:47 GMT

Northern District Times

Blanket cover needed in cold snap
Northern District Times
And as you inevitably reach for that second quilt or turn on your electric blanket up a notch for extra warmth, Beecroft Rotary wants you to think about those less fortunate than you. Beecroft Rotary president Di Hammond and her team are urging people ...

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Kambrook's winter heating solutions - PRWire

Fri, 04 May 2012 00:17:31 GMT

Kambrook's winter heating solutions
PRWire
With a wide selection of both electric heaters and electric blankets to suit all budgets and needs, Kambrook is the smarter choice for winter heating. Stay snug and warm in bed this winter with Kambrook's new, easy to use Snugasabug® Fitted King ...

Cold cap therapy allows chemotherapy patients to keep hair - WDIV Detroit

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 19:17:41 GMT

Cold cap therapy allows chemotherapy patients to keep hair
WDIV Detroit
"Someone always asks me every time I'm up here, 'Why do you have an electric blanket?'" Gregory said. "They can't believe I have cancer, for one, because I don't look like a cancer patient because I have my hair." In order to keep her hair, ...

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Fire in their bed awakens Lincoln couple - Wisconsin Rapids Tribune

Thu, 10 May 2012 00:14:50 GMT

Fire in their bed awakens Lincoln couple
Wisconsin Rapids Tribune
(WTW) — One person has been treated for smoke inhalation after a fire at a Lincoln home that apparently started with an electric blanket on a bed. Lincoln fire Capt. Randy Case told station KLKN (http://bit.ly/K2L6PA) that the fire awakened a couple ...
Couple escapes overnight fireKLKN

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Japan ask residents, businesses to curb energy consumption - Stars and Stripes

Fri, 18 May 2012 09:30:06 GMT

Japan ask residents, businesses to curb energy consumption
Stars and Stripes
The blanket request, excluding the southwest island of Okinawa, spans from July 2 to Sept. 28 between the hours of 9 am and 5 pm Household and businesses in Kyushu, which serves Sasebo Naval Base, were specifically asked to reduce energy consumption by ...

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Two People Escape From House Fire - NBC San Diego

Fri, 04 May 2012 19:20:30 GMT

Two People Escape From House Fire
NBC San Diego
A 61-year-old woman was lying in her bed when her electric blanket caught on fire officials said. The smoke alarm went off and her son who was sleeping in the other room woke up then quickly rescued his mother. “Truly what happened was that without ...
Son rescues mother from Chula Vista blazeU-T San Diego

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