Installing them in the house is a good first step, but there’s a lot more to making sure they’re effective if a fire ignites.

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With their low prices and ease of use, aerosol fire sprays are a tempting purchase. But the sprays are no substitute for a fire extinguisher. In fact, in Consumer Reports' tests the sprays sometimes ...