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Are You Prepared to Be a Fire Hero?

Lately I’ve been seeing a lot of ads for fire blankets, especially on social media. Are they really better than fire extinguishers for home use, as the ads imply?

Fire blankets do indeed work—and have several advantages over fire extinguishers. But you should still have a fire extingui...

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