From the formatting (which I can't be bothered correcting), this has already be forwarded 3 times!
> > >Thought this was worth passing on: FIRE DANGER. This was received
> > >from a friend in the home insurance business. It is well worth
> > >reading.
> > >
> > >This is one of those emails that if you didn't send it, rest
> > >assured someone on your list will suffer for not reading it.
> > >The original message was written by a lady whose brother and his
> > >wife learned a hard lesson this past week. Their house burned
> > >down....nothing left but ashes. They have good insurance so the
> > >home will be replaced and most of the contents.
> > >That is the good news.
> > >
> > >However, they were sick when they found out the cause of the fire.
> > >The insurance investigator sifted through the ashes for several
> > >hours.
> > >
> > >He had the cause of the fire traced to the master bathroom. He asked
> > >her sister-in-law what she had plugged in in the bathroom. She listed
> > >the normal things....curling iron, blow dryer.
> > >He kept saying to her, "No, this would be something that would
> > >disintegrate at high temperatures".
> > >Then her sister-in-law remembered she had a Glade Plug-In
> > >in the bathroom. The investigator had one of those
> > >"Aha" moments.
> > >
> > >He said that was the cause of the fire. He said he has seen more
> > >home fires started with the plug-in type room fresheners than
> > >anything else.
> > >
> > >He said the plastic they are made from is a THIN plastic. He also
> > >said that in every case there was nothing left to prove that
> > >it even existed.
> > >When the investigator looked in the wall plug, the two prongs left
> > >from the plug-in were still in there. Her sister-in-law had one of
> > >the plug-ins that had a small night light built in it. She said she
> > >had noticed that the light would dim and then finally go out.
> > >She would walk in to the bathroom a few hours later, and the
> > >light would be back on again. The investigator
> > >said that the unit was getting too hot, and would dim and
> > >go out rather than just blow the light bulb. Once it cooled down it
> > >would come on. That is a warning sign. The investigator said he
> > >personally wouldn't have any type of plug in fragrance device
> > >anywhere in his house.He has seen too many homes that have
> > >been burnt down due to them.
> > >
> > >PLEASE PASS THIS ON TO ALL THE PEOPLE IN YOUR
> > >ADDRESS BOOK. NOT ONLY COULD IT SAVE SOMEONE'S HOME,
> > >BUT IT COULD SAVE SOMEONE'S LIFE
On looking up at the usual place (Snopes, one of the most reliable urban legend sites on the net)....
http://www.snopes.com/toxins/glade.asp
The answer is "Undetermined" - there WAS a potential problem with one model (recalled)
> > >Thought this was worth passing on: FIRE DANGER. This was received
> > >from a friend in the home insurance business. It is well worth
> > >reading.
> > >
> > >This is one of those emails that if you didn't send it, rest
> > >assured someone on your list will suffer for not reading it.
> > >The original message was written by a lady whose brother and his
> > >wife learned a hard lesson this past week. Their house burned
> > >down....nothing left but ashes. They have good insurance so the
> > >home will be replaced and most of the contents.
> > >That is the good news.
> > >
> > >However, they were sick when they found out the cause of the fire.
> > >The insurance investigator sifted through the ashes for several
> > >hours.
> > >
> > >He had the cause of the fire traced to the master bathroom. He asked
> > >her sister-in-law what she had plugged in in the bathroom. She listed
> > >the normal things....curling iron, blow dryer.
> > >He kept saying to her, "No, this would be something that would
> > >disintegrate at high temperatures".
> > >Then her sister-in-law remembered she had a Glade Plug-In
> > >in the bathroom. The investigator had one of those
> > >"Aha" moments.
> > >
> > >He said that was the cause of the fire. He said he has seen more
> > >home fires started with the plug-in type room fresheners than
> > >anything else.
> > >
> > >He said the plastic they are made from is a THIN plastic. He also
> > >said that in every case there was nothing left to prove that
> > >it even existed.
> > >When the investigator looked in the wall plug, the two prongs left
> > >from the plug-in were still in there. Her sister-in-law had one of
> > >the plug-ins that had a small night light built in it. She said she
> > >had noticed that the light would dim and then finally go out.
> > >She would walk in to the bathroom a few hours later, and the
> > >light would be back on again. The investigator
> > >said that the unit was getting too hot, and would dim and
> > >go out rather than just blow the light bulb. Once it cooled down it
> > >would come on. That is a warning sign. The investigator said he
> > >personally wouldn't have any type of plug in fragrance device
> > >anywhere in his house.He has seen too many homes that have
> > >been burnt down due to them.
> > >
> > >PLEASE PASS THIS ON TO ALL THE PEOPLE IN YOUR
> > >ADDRESS BOOK. NOT ONLY COULD IT SAVE SOMEONE'S HOME,
> > >BUT IT COULD SAVE SOMEONE'S LIFE
On looking up at the usual place (Snopes, one of the most reliable urban legend sites on the net)....
http://www.snopes.com/toxins/glade.asp
The answer is "Undetermined" - there WAS a potential problem with one model (recalled)
