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Show Insurance Board Sees Fire Danger in Wireless Sets NEW VORK. April 29. Thousands of amateur Marconis and Edison-, experimenting with their radio outfits, out-fits, have caused the national board of fire underwriters to issue a new set of. regulations covering (he Installation Instal-lation of wireless sending and receiving receiv-ing apparatus. "One of the fire dangers connected with the present radio craze Is the Inclination of those Interested to ex-periment ex-periment with lighting circuits and other high voltage systems," says a statement Issued by the underwriters In connection with the new regulations. regula-tions. The new regulations are concerned chiefly with precautions against the, accidental contact of outside radio wires with high power and electric' light wires or trolley feeders, protec-i tlon against lightning, and against' contact ..f wires Indoors which might-cause might-cause short circuit fires. They deal' only with receiving stations. oo |