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Do you use Glade Plug ins??? If so READ THIS!!!?

HOUSE FIRES - PLEASE READ AND PASS ON TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW >> >> Received from a friend who is in the property insurance business. It is >> well worth reading. This is one of those e-mails 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 house will be replaced with 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 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 said that was the cause of the fire. He said he has seen >> more house fires started with the plug-in type room fresheners than >> anything else. He said the plastic they are made from is 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, sure enough 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 it was getting too hot, and >> would dim and go out rather than just blow the light bulb. Once it cooled >> down it would come back 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 places that have been burned >> down due to them. >> >> >> HOUSE FIRES PLEASE READ (From Chief Dornell) >> >> Ok, I had one similar to this at my place in the mountains; it used the >> slide-in packets. Last weekend I unplugged it to use the outlet and found >> that the unit had melted and scorched the face of the outlet so I decided >> to replace the outlet. I went to my panel and shut off the circuit >> breaker. Upon pulling the cover plate I found that the outlet had burnt >> away, melted a considerable portion in the interior plastic wall box and >> wire insulation. Obviously, this got very hot and I was very lucky that >> this did not cause a fire in the wall because I would have certainly lost >> my place. Notice that my breaker did not trip and I manually shut it off. >> I need to investigate why. Perhaps it was a steady current and never >> caused a surge or arcing that would have tripped the circuit breaker. I >> am encouraging everyone I know to pass on the fact that these are >> potentially dangerous. The Consumer Products Safety Commission does not >> have a recall on the specific model that I was using. However, they will >> be hearing from me. Our Fire Prevention personnel will be using the >> remnant that I brought back to help spread the word through the Fire >> Prevention community as well. If you use something similar to this or >> other "plug-in" products take the time to pull them and toss them. We >> can't afford to be the proving grounds for these devices. It is my >> opinion that these are unsafe and should be pulled before something >> tragic occurs. >> >> PLEASE PASS THESE TWO TRUE STORIES ON TO ALL THE PEOPLE IN YOUR ADDRESS >> BOOK. >> >> NOT ONLY COULD IT SAVE SOMEONE'S HOUSE, BUT IT COULD SAVE SOMEONE'S LIFE.

Public Comments

1. http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/household/glade.asp
2. No. I don't use any cheapass, rinky-dink, plug-in items. They're all fire hazards and I thought that when they first came out. Especially the ones made to plug something in to. Cheap junk. You're asking for it.
3. yes ive been told about this from a friend of mine i used to leave mine plugged in now i have them on for a couple of hours when im at home then unplug they get really warm!i now use a free standing battery air freshner seems safer!i think glade should warn people its serious and the ammount they charge people dont realise they could burn your house down..
4. thanx for the warning! my bf buys them all the time. i'm guessing the only reason we haven't had a fire is because i unplug them frequently. the aroma gets too strong & makes me sick. now i'll just forbid them in my house & warn others. let me also add; never leave an electric blanket or mattress pad on if it is folded. i left one on so my critters could lie on it to keep warm. it seemed way too dangerous to leave a space heater running. the house burned to the ground. my little dog & my most beloved cat perished. that was 10 years ago & i still feel like murderer. thank goddess, my daughter fell asleep playing video games in a separate building instead of going in to bed.
5. i believe it, a simple fish bowl left in sunlight lit my house on fire.
6. my rule of thumb is simple, if you are suspicious of something, trust your feelings. it gets warm and vaporizes volatile oils.... SURE IT IS A FIRE HAZARD! same for candles. never leave anything running when you leave your home. only fools believe they are safe from this garbage. use an aerosol can and sprits up the air. it wont burn your house down!