Firefighters Urge You to Never Plug These Devices into Power Strips: A Lifesaving Winter Warning

that there is a minimum of three feet of clearance around the heater,” said Sterling Rahe, Public Information Officer for the Toledo Fire Department. “Make sure that the heater is plugged directly into a wall outlet, not into a power strip, and never leave it unattended.”

The fire department’s warning is simple: Always plug space heaters directly into continue reading …