Because they can reach temperatures up to 1,500 degrees Fahrenheit, glass-front gas fireplaces are responsible for many preventable burn injuries to children each year. Jordan Green shares the ...

DENVER (CBS4)- With cold weather on the way, for many families that means turning on the gas fireplace. Now, Children's Hospital Colorado has a warning for parents before they flip the switch. The ...

More than 2,000 children ages 5 and younger suffered burn injuries from gas fireplaces from 1999 through March 2009, according to research conducted by Carol Pollack-Nelson, Ph.D., an independent ...

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is taking comments on two petitions asking it to begin a rulemaking to address burn hazards associated with gas vented fireplaces with a glass front.

Gas fireplaces are popular because they eliminate the muss and fuss of wood-burning versions. But that convenience comes with a risk you may not be aware of: More than 80 percent of gas fireplaces ...

There’s nothing better than gathering around a warm fireplace with the family when the weather gets a little chilly outside. But it can actually be quite dangerous, and maybe in ways you haven’t ...

Days shy of her first birthday, Marin Montgomery stumbled into the glass of her family's fireplace. The pane was so sizzling -- hot enough to cause third-degree burns at the slightest touch -- that ...