event
| Event Name |
Free Electric Blanket Testing 2008 |
| Description |
The Trading Standards Service in partnership with Hampshire Fire and Rescue and |
| most District Councils in Hampshire have organised free checks around the County |
| All Blankets over 3 years old should be tested regularly. If yours is 10 years old or |
| older, throw it away and buy a new one. Sleep safe at night. |
| Each year there are about 1000 fires caused by faulty electric blankets. Around 20 |
| people are killed and 250 injured in these fires. |
| Elderly people are particularly vulnerable. Recent checks in Hampshire have found |
| that 40% of blankets being used by the public are unsafe. |
| Free testing will be carried out at Grayshott Fire Station, Headley Road, Grayshott |
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