Fire chiefs have issued a stark warning about the use of electric blankets as the winter chill sets in.
As Britain prepares for the deep freeze, people cosying up in bed could become human torches if their faulty electric blanket bursts into flames, fire chiefs have warned.
Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue, and the Public Protection Partnership, which oversees trading standards in the county, enacted free electric blanket testing for local residents with alarming results.
