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Ljeonida is a reporter and writer with a degree in journalism and communications from the University of Tirana in her native Albania. She has a particular interest in all things digital marketing; she considers herself a copywriter, content producer, SEO specialist, and passionate marketer. Ljeonida is based in Tbilisi, Georgia.

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“How am I even alive?”: EMT explains why throwing burned food into the garbage can is a huge fire risk

Braden Bjella is a culture writer. His work can be found in Mixmag, Electronic Beats, Schon! magazine, and more.

Braden Bjella

Firefighter's wife gives warning about common home appliance that can start house fires. Another panel shows the roof of a home engulfed in flames.

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“Gonna go turn it off now”: Firefighter’s wife shares the one common household appliance that leads to house fires

Stacy Fernández is a freelance writer, project manager and communications specialist. She’s worked at The Texas Tribune, The Dallas Morning News and run social for The Education Trust New York. Her favorite hobby is finding hidden gems at the thrift store, she loves a good audio book and is a chocolate enthusiast.

Stacy Fernandez

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“We’ve been seeing this happen in stores too”: Woman orders bridal set from Lululemon. Why does it arrive burnt?

Brooke Sjoberg is a freelance writer who graduated with her Bachelors in Journalism from the University of Texas at Austin in 2020.

Brooke Sjoberg

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‘We will never have another dryer in our house again’: Woman warns against this common habit with your dryer. Then she reveals how she almost lost everything because of it

Phil West is a veteran professional writer and editor, and his works include two nonfiction books and articles in myriad print and online publications.

Phil West

Screenshots from Tiktok user @lizzycayer of a smoking dishwasher.

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‘This is the first time I’ve used this’: Woman turns on Maytag dishwasher. Then she sees smoke coming from it

Screenshot of Tiktok user @tingtangwalla's window with suction cups; Screenshot of a stream of smoke coming from @tingtangwalla's couch.

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‘Omg this is life-saving information’: Woman leaves suction cups on her window. Then her couch catches fire

Dryer filter being rinsed out in sink with overlayed text that reads: "started by dryer if you use dryer sheets" on left. Dryer sheets in box sitting on washing machine on right.

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‘We stopped using dryer sheets for this exact reason’: Woman cleans her dryer. Then repairman says she was lucky her house didn’t burn down

Mustafa Gatollari has been an internet culture writer for over a decade. He has a passion for connecting what’s trending on social media to solid research—helping to separate clout-chasing claims from facts.

Mustafa Gatollari

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‘I don’t know who it is’: 2 Hollywood stars says someone is intentionally starting the L.A. fires. Is it true?

Katherine Huggins is a New York-based journalist and freelance contributor to the Daily Dot&#8217;s tech and politics section.

Katherine Huggins

Mel Gibson’s Malibu home burned down while he promoted ivermectin on Joe Rogan

David Covucci was the senior politics and technology editor at the Daily Dot, covering the nexus between Washington and Silicon Valley. His work has appeared in Vice, the Huffington Post, Jezebel, Gothamist, and other publications.

David Covucci

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QAnon cheers Los Angeles fire, except for James Woods

Mikael Thalen is a tech and security reporter covering social media, data breaches, hackers, and more.

Mikael Thalen

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Clothespins on ABC’s David Muir’s fire fit cause full-on meltdown on the right

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‘We don’t need ChatGPT’: Call to ban AI explodes in wake of Los Angeles wildfire

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QAnon thinks Hunter Biden’s house burning down amid L.A. wildfires is too ‘convenient’

Keith Wasserman over firefighter in front of blaze

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‘Capitalist dystopia’: L.A. investor who boasted about not paying taxes savaged over private firefighter plea

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