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Protect Our Children
THE Northern Echo has launched a campaign urging the Government to change a law that allows less stringent fire safety standards on children's pyjamas.

It has been launched in conjunction with the family of two-year-old Daniel Mitchard-Harrison, who suffered horrific burns when his pyjama shorts caught fire at his home last month.


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'Burns were most vivid moment of my childhood''Burns were most vivid moment of my childhood'
8:56am Thu 19 Apr 07
A MAN who suffered terrible burns as a five-year-old is backing The Northern Echo's campaign to change the law.
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£2 extra could keep a child safe from fire
9:55am Monday 16th April 2007
INTERNATIONAL support for The Northern Echo's Protect our Children campaign has strengthened calls for the law to be changed.

Asda : It's shocking and we will act
9:23am Friday 13th April 2007
ASDA last night pledged to act immediately after a toddler was scarred for life when a pair of the supermarket chain's pyjamas caught fire.

Gone to blazes in 30 seconds
9:24am Friday 13th April 2007
The Northern Echo and North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service set fire to nine pairs of children's pyjamas and a dressing gown yesterday at the brigade's training headquarters in Easingwold.
Reader comments (2)

How parents can protect children
9:23am Friday 13th April 2007
FIRE brigade station manager Carl Boasman says: "There are many things parents can do to make their homes safer.

Toddler's first steps as petition is launched
10:45am Wednesday 11th April 2007
A TODDLER who was badly hurt when his pyjamas caught fire walked for the first time yesterday since his accident.

Why the law needs changing immediatelyWhy the law needs changing immediately
play videoPlay video
6:03am Tue 10 Apr 07
THE Northern Echo today launches a campaign urging the Government to change a law that allows less stringent fire safety standards on children's pyjamas.
Reader comments (5)

If we change law, he will be a little heroIf we change law, he will be a little hero
6:03am Tue 10 Apr 07
BLOND and blue-eyed, with a cheeky little smile and a penchant for sweets and cartoons, Daniel Mitchard-Harrison looks like a little angel.

Safety tips, and what to do in an emergency
11:40am Tuesday 10th April 2007
FIRE brigade station manager Carl Boasman said: "There are many things parents can do to make their homes safer.

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