Civilian defense. Fire prevention. Cook stoves, lamps, and other household utilities in which there are open flames, cannot be watched too closely. This line of clothes drying over a gas stove is very dangerous. So is a curtain that a puff of wind can float over an open flame. So is anything combustible that is allowed to come too close to fire. These fires cost over five million dollars. Sourced from the Library of Congress.
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