Warning: Christmas decorations could seriously damage your health
Published: 16 Dec, 2004 CET.
Updated: Thu 16 Dec 2004 14:57 CET
There was a new public health warning for Swedes this week as Wednesday's Aftonbladet declared that "Christmas decorations could be life threatening".
Putting something of a dampener on yuletime festivities, the newspaper tried various decorations, claiming that advent candelabras could be set alight in less than 60 seconds. They also showed that a Christmas lantern made out of paper can catch fire in just 6 seconds.
The fire brigade has been called out 34 times in the last two weeks, "solely to deal with fires caused by candles and Christmas ornaments", said Aftonbladet.
Sources: Aftonbladet
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Putting something of a dampener on yuletime festivities, the newspaper tried various decorations, claiming that advent candelabras could be set alight in less than 60 seconds. They also showed that a Christmas lantern made out of paper can catch fire in just 6 seconds.
The fire brigade has been called out 34 times in the last two weeks, "solely to deal with fires caused by candles and Christmas ornaments", said Aftonbladet.
Sources: Aftonbladet
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