Blackburn paper praised for fire safety campaign

The Lancashire Telegraph has been praised after figures revealed that its "Turn It Off" fire safety campaign has proved a success. According to the latest statistics, since the Blackburn-based paper (circ. 32,685) launched its campaign - highlighting the danger of leaving electrical appliances on standby when not in use - there have only been a handful of electrical blazes in East Lancashire. Chief fire officer Peter Holland said: "I would like to praise the Telegraph... the campaign has been successful in reducing the number of fires caused by electrical faults." Telegraph editor Kevin Young said: "It is significant that we ran this campaign in the run-up to Christmas, when people fill their homes with electrical goods from presents to the lights on their tree." (Via Lancashire Telegraph)