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 ...

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 ...

Q. Friends told us our two torchiere lamps are dangerous and we ought to get rid of them. They said that they use too much energy and could start fires. Do you know anything about this? A. Halogen ...

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 ...

University of Connecticut students can no longer have halogen torchiere lamps in their dormitory rooms because they pose a fire hazard, a UConn fire official announced Friday. The lamps have been ...

The purpose of this policy is to prevent the use of lighting fixtures in university facilities that present a fire safety hazard through the use of exposed high temperature lamps as the light source.

A halogen torchiere floor lamp contributed to a two-alarm fire Friday that trapped a 13-year-old deaf boy in his home, a fire department official said Saturday. Using a ladder, a fire captain rescued ...

Brea residents can trade in their halogen torchiere floor lamps for free energy efficient fluorescent floor lamps during an exchange program administered by the California Public Utilities Commission.

Around 7 a.m. on November 9, 2016, in Lackawanna, New York, employees of Industrial Materials Recycling discovered thick smoke during their routine daily safety inspection. It was coming from the old ...