Ask Allegra: Safety strategies for the holidays

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Extension cords are out of the box and pressed into service in a big way this time of year. Holiday lights and ornaments will be twinkling away in and outside our homes. Carelessness with extension cords and other electrical items will produce a fire somewhere.

During the “holiday season fires claim the lives of over 400 people, injure 1,650 more, and cause over $990 million in damage,” according to the United States Fire Administration (USFA).

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