Anyone with an electric blanket urged to check their mattress or face risk

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The temperature has well and truly plummeted over the recent weeks, which means that households will be attempting to keep their homes warm without breaking the bank. A popular accessory that can keep you warm without forking out hundreds on bills is a heated blanket.

However, an expert has urged heated blanket owners to be careful and to check their mattresses , as the blanket could be doing more harm than good. Mattress experts from MattressNextDay warned that using a heated blanket on a specific type of mattress could shorten its lifespan, but also pose a fire hazard. The experts warned that pairing them with memory foam mattresses could be a costly and dangerous