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Originally posted by russotto
[b]Pretty high up on the things I do NOT want to hear on KYW when I'm headed out of work:
"A fatal fire in a townhouse community in Trappe, Montgomery County".
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Why did it burn and what might need be corrected in your place?
About 1 year ago this week, another here had a serious fire due to a real Christmas tree. Since then, new construction has required arc fault circuit breakers - that probably would have prevented the tree fire. If one has a real Christmas tree, then the circuit breaker for those tree lights should be replaced with an arc fault type (found in Home Depot for about $30). Then after Christmas, that breaker can be moved to protect bedrooms - where they are most required.
Another also had a bedroom fire because a lamp cord failed. An arc fault breaker would have prevented that fire as well. This is new technology (was in development for over 10 years) and is important in locations where a shorted wire or lamp could create a spark - that would create a house fire.