Space heaters safety tips

The weather is turning colder and soon, you may be using space heaters to help warm up your home.  

Duston Lunow with the Joplin Fire Department tells Newstalk KZRG:  

“One of the best things you can do with your space heaters is 1 plug it directly into the wall.  Do not use an extension cord. They pull quite a bit of electric energy and what can happen with an extension cord is actually the cord itself will heat up due to the flow of electrons through it and actually it can cause a fire.  So plug those directly to the wall, and then of course, keep them away from flammable or combustible materials.”