Madison Fire

Just to update we believe that this mornings fire was caused by an electric blanket. Unfortunately the woman who lives in that particular apartment suffered third degree burns to most of her body. I just can't stress how much electric blankets are dangerous. How and or why some people may or not know why they are a serious fire hazard?
Well its caused by the wires that run all through the blanket that at any given time new or not, can break and then its just a matter of time until a fire breaks out. While some people like a nice warm bed to get into at night the safest time to use them is when they are unplugged. If you have an electric blanket i strongly recommend getting rid of it. If you do still wish to use it the recommendation from the NZ Fire Dept. is that you use it to warm your bed and then wait till the wires cool, which kind of defeats the purpose of getting into a nice hot/warm bed at night. When the wires are hot they are very brittle and can snap. You should never use it when you in bed that is a direct No No to do if you favour your current living.
Well thats enough from me for the day...