On Jul 29, 8:58*pm, "Spamlet" wrote:
The firemen who came to give us free smoke detectors seemed to think that
toasters under kitchen cupboards and hanging tea towels on the rail on the
front of oven doors were the most dangerous things - after smoking that is.

Extractor fan (seized bearing, no thermal fuse)
Cooker hood fan (multiple causes)
Kitchen towel on electric hob (no "hot" indicator)
Old convector (black heat elements get dust, yellow hotspots, drip
onto carpet)
Iron left on (china syndrome, one is nearing centre of the earth as I
speak, we are doomed)
Tumble dryer element fire (lint filter does not stop some buildup,
bonfire on elements)
Tumble dryer belt failure fire (thermal cutouts should work)
Electric blankets (electrocution or death-by-left-on more a concern)
Microwave (not as common)
Overloaded very old wiring due to GCH fire & convectors
Idiot handyman

Toaster under kitchen cupboard is interesting. Bring back chyrsotile!
Either that or staple gun a fire blanket to the underside of the
cupboard.

We need kitchen fire detectors - not the almost useless "almost after
the fact" heat alarms, plus auto-channel changes on TVs with wireless
video camera are not a bad idea.