//Firefighters in New England urge people not to put masks in microwaves

Firefighters in New England urge people not to put masks in microwaves

The New Hampshire State Fire Marshal’s Office has a message for everyone using a face mask: Do not put it in the microwave to sterilize it. In a social media post, officials said microwaving masks to kill germs is a fire hazard and an extremely bad idea. Cloth masks overheat quickly and catch fire, and some have a metal bridge on the nose which can