Fires suspected to have been caused by electric blankets are frequently reported in the news.  Internet posting also discuss the history of this product.

• Special Report: Electric Blanket Fires
  

  Fire Findings, Volume 8, No. 4 (Fall 2000)

• Special Report: Electric Blanket Fires: Part I
  Fire Findings, Volume 11, No. 1 (Winter 2003) 
  

• Special Report: Electric Blanket Fires: Part II
  Fire Findings, Volume 11, No. 2. (Spring 2004)

• Fire In the Night
  

  TRIAL, Volume 35, Issue 12 (November 1999)

• Electric Blanket Blamed For Fire
  FireTimes Argus (Montpelier, VT) November 6, 2005

• A Corporation Would Allow You To Burn In Your Bed
  Internet Article: November 6, 2005

• Family Dollar Inc. to Pay Civil Penalty for Failure to Report Hazardous Electric Blankets
  

  CPSC - July 13, 2006; Release #06-211

• Fire Kills 71-Year-Old Man
  The Biloxi Sun Herald (Mississippi) March 30, 2006

•     Electric Blanket Fire Exposé 
                        Broadcast April 16, 1999

• California State Fire Marshall Report
  Electric Blanket Fires - Calif.   
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• While most electric blankets feature new technology, safety concerns linger