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Friday, August 24, 2012An estimated 2,900 clothes dryer fires in residential buildings are reported to U.S. fire departments each year and cause an estimated $35 million in property losses, according to a new government report. The report by the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) said that 84 percent of clothes dryer fires took place in residential buildings. READ MORE >>
Monday, April 2, 2012by David Schaper RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: When it comes to weather-related catastrophes in the U.S., 2011 was a record year. A dozen disasters each caused damage costing at least a billion dollars. And one result, reports NPR's David Schaper: those tornadoes, blizzards, floods, fires and hurricanes are driving up homeowner insurance rates. READ MORE >>
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