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One-third (33 percent) of U.S. home fires involving Christmas trees occur in January. With this post-holiday fire hazard in mind, theNational Fire Protection As

Officials at the Johannesburg Emergency Services (EMS) said that they were concerned that appliances could become fire hazards if left unattended.

Beware of Winter Fire Hazards in Your Home Even though November and December are the worst times for house fires, a lot of tragedies happen in January and February in Michigan.  Hopefully, you dont still have your Christmas tree up! State Fire Marshall Kevin Sehlmeyer told us about some things to watch out for in the winter months. Fireplace Be sure to keep things like newspaper, rugs and clothing  at least three feet away from the flames. Use a fire screen to keep embers and logs from escapi...

Peat fires continue to burn at air temperature of -50C in northeastern Yakutia 27 January 2021 Pillars of smoke filmed over the areas hit by last summer’s wildfires despite the current long spell of extremely cold weather. Zombie fires in northeastern Yakutia, Russias largest and coldest inhabited region. Picture: The Siberian Times The latest sighting of winter - zombie - fires was recorded on 23 January by the village of Saydy in the Tomponsky district of Yakutia, some 400km north-east o...