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GREATER MANCHESTER, England — Firefighters have staged a demonstration showing how quickly children’s Halloween costumes can catch fire in a hard-hitting video.
Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) has said that, after testing some of the costumes on sale, outfits became engulfed in flames in just nine seconds before melting away.
The footage shows a range of tiny Halloween costumes being set alight by staff from GMFRS in a bid to highlight the dangers of flammable fancy-dress costumes for children. Strictly Come Dancing co-host Claudia Winkleman has campaigned to have testing standards of children’s costumes amended after her daughter Matilda suffered severe burns after her costume caught alight last year.
Full story: Watch the fire service demonstrate how flammable kids’ Halloween costumes can be