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10th September 2017
04:59pm BST

We all can be forgetful sometimes, especially when it's a last minute tear to pull yourself out of the shower and quickly get ready before leaving to go to work or on a night out.
More often than not, a hair straightener is part of this quick routine. But the scary truth lies in the number of people who forget while in a hurry, to turn these devices off and end up causing serious damage.
A picture recently shared by the Dublin Fire Brigade, shows exactly that.
Hair straighteners can reach a peak heat of 280 degrees and leaving them switched on and unattended can result in serious consequences. Only a few years ago, a women had to be rescued from her apartment in North London after she collapsed from the smoke caused by a hair straightener which started a blaze on her sitting room laminate wooden floor. The women had to be rushed to hospital and treated.Straighteners off and unplugged? We attended a domestic house fire recently which was likely caused by straighteners… pic.twitter.com/Xzq05zUq8f
— Dublin Fire Brigade (@DubFireBrigade) September 9, 2017
Remember to always plug out your hair straightener from the wall after use and allow to cool down on tiles or a heat mat, out of the reach of children.
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