Dried christmas trees can pose a huge, perhaps unforeseen, danger in your household during the holiday season…

Fire officials wanted to demonstrate just how dangerous a dried Christmas tree can be.  On Friday, Los Angeles City firefighters purposely set a house in Canoga Park ablaze and allowed onlookers to see how devastating it can be when a dry tree is left around the house.

To read more about this story and see the awesome pictures of the burning house, check out The Signal’s website!