A St. Augustine pastor told News4Jax that his mother barely escaped injury Monday afternoon when a space heater he had just refilled with kerosene exploded when he turned it on.

Cold weather is sending a lot of people in search of other sources of heat such as kerosene heaters and space heaters, but they can be dangerous if they are not used properly.

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It is the kerosene most commonly used in space heaters. K-2 has a higher sulfur content and requires a flue to remove the exhaust to the outside. Even though K-1 has a lighter color than K-2, ...

Home space heater use accounts for nearly 500 deaths per year, according to statistics from a national group, but you can use the devices to provide warmth and still stay safe by following safety ...

The heater, which runs on kerosene, is potentially dangerous due to its potential to burn up the oxygen in an enclosed space or even start a fire.

Propane and kerosene heaters produce a lot of heat, but there are safety issues associated with these units, as we found during our lab tests of two propane and two kerosene last year. For more ...

Between 2011 and 2015, portable and stationary space heaters accounted for more than two of every five (43 percent) U.S. home-heating fires and five out of six (85 percent) home-heating fire deaths.

He cautioned against using kerosene space heaters and similar equipment to thaw pipes. “My recommendation when thawing pipes is heat tape installed by an electrician, properly wired under the ...