Q. We had some friends visiting us recently and they commented that our two torchiere lamps were dangerous and we ought to get rid of them. We’ve had these lamps for many years and never had any ...

The halogen floor lamp’s brilliant white light and streamlined design make it undeniably dramatic, and its relatively low prices make it affordable. But its heat can make it a fire hazard. Floor ...

How safe are halogen floor lamps? The question was raised earlier this year by the fire that destroyed the Manhattan apartment of Lionel Hampton, the jazz vibraphonist. The fire burned so ...

Some Halogen Lamps Pose Fire Danger. Oct 11, 2000. Government and private agencies have banded together to warn consumers about a serious fire danger in their homes: hot-burning halogen floor lamps.

A fire that started when a halogen floor lamp's base overheated and ignited carpet destroyed a house Friday in Compton in St. Mary's County, the office of the state fire marshal said.

Anyone with a tall halogen floor lamp is encouraged to bring it to a fire station in Antioch Thursday afternoon and exchange it, for free, for a new fluorescent replacement of equal quality and ...

Raleigh investigators say a halogen floor lamp may have been the cause of a deadly Thursday morning fire at North Hills Terrace Apartments. The elderly woman who died in the fire lived in a second ...

A three-alarm apartment fire Wednesday at the Whisperwood Apartment complex in the 11800 block of 26th Avenue South near Burien was accidental and appears to have been caused by a ...