On Sep 19, 12:43 pm, wrote:

Does anyone know of any facts about fires caused by CF bulbs?

Alvin

I can only offer an anecdote. A few weeks ago I had a 100 watt equiv.
compact fluorescent bulb break and start arcing. I shut it off
quickly, but it became wickedly hot. It was easily in the fire hazard
temperature range. I'm glad I was right there. I searched the net
about similar incidents without success.

It may have been a fluke, but I look forward to the day when there are
cheap LED bulbs that I can use as a replacement. You'd think they'd
make a product containing mercury (like CFs) a little more resistant
to breaking.