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Rogers fears that if the proposed $2.2 million tax increase fails to get voter support on Sept. 8, significant delays in response time caused by staffing shortages will put the welfare of students at risk during medical emergencies and fires.

Federal air-safety watchdogs, criticizing years of delays in fixing hazardous cockpit windshields that have caused electrical fires on at least nine Boeing Co. passenger jets since 2004, issued a strongly worded letter urging swift action by the Federal Aviation Administration to eliminate the problem.

Students plugging appliances into old electrical wiring makes eight dormitories and scholarship halls at Kansas University potential fire hazards.

What is the purpose of surge protectors? I heard two of the recent fires in the area were caused by overloaded surge protectors. I have a new surge protector with six plug-ins.

Government statistics show that 10 to 20 people die and 190 are hurt annually by fires caused by faulty blankets.

ESA's investigation of unapproved portable generators has identified they present the following potential electric shock and fire hazards:

Nederland wordt overspoeld door gevaarlijke elektrische apparaten, snoeren en speelgoed uit Azië. De Voedsel en Waren Autoriteit (VWA) slaat alarm over de spullen die vooral uit China komen. Van de 380 partijen die de vroegere Keuringsdienst van Waren afgelopen jaar in vooral de Rotterdamse haven onderzocht, voldeed 20 tot 50 procent niet aan de veiligheidseisen. Stekkerblokken bleken te dunne kabels te hebben, waardoor snel kortsluiting ontstaat. Elektrisch gereedschap was zo beroerd gemaakt dat elektrocutie voor de gebruiker dreigt en pluchen dieren leverden verstikkingsgevaar op.