Christmas is a time for cheer and celebration ... Mock told Hunker in an exclusive conversation about holiday fire safety. "Installing your lights so that they will be dry as often as possible ...

Christmas lights which have been stored and reused for ... or felt ornaments, they pose a fire risk,' Currington said. 'The same risk applies to lights strung through curtains or along staircase ...

When Edison patented the light bulb in 1880 ... But what really made a tree a Christmas tree were the candles, and while flickering flames were festive, they were also a fire hazard.

Wilhelm said that the "area of origin" for the house fire was a Christmas tree. "We are looking at the Christmas tree that may have ignited as a result of Christmas lights on that Christmas tree ...