Floor Lamp Fire Hazard

The floor lamps can short circuit due to defective sockets posing fire and shock hazards.
Floor lamp fire hazard. While no injuries have been reported the company has received 11 reports of. Recently there were documented dormitory fires caused by these types of lamps at colleges and universities. The iron and antiqued nickel lamp measures about 68 5 inches in height and 26 inches in diameter. Product safety and fire officials across the country have received dozens of reports of fires caused by.
If you have one of these lamps please remove it from your room as soon as possible. It came with 12 25w flame or vintage cylinder candelabra bulbs at the top and a circular foot on off switch on the electrical cord at the base. The lamp s on off foot switch can overheat melt or catch fire posing a fire hazard. Floor lamp this style of floor or desktop lamp is a potential fire hazard.
In fact the safety of halogen floor lamps has been questioned for more than a year.