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Tennessee Officials Warn Dried-Out Christmas Trees Pose Fire Risk

Tennessee’s state fire officials are reminding Tennesseans with natural, fresh-cut Christmas trees to keep them in water because of the fire risk posed if they dry out. Gary West is deputy commissioner of the Department of Commerce and Insurance’s Fire …

Prosecutor: Plastic Flower Decorations Aided N.J. Fire That Killed 6

It was pride of ownership that led a New Jersey family to decorate the front of their home with bright plastic flowers, and it was those same decorations that acted as a fatal accelerant in a fast moving blaze that …