Originally Posted by cashs_mom

Thank goodness you were there and the fire didn't spread. Someone told me a long time ago about using a surge protector and plugging my iron and the lamp next to my ironing board to it. I use the on/off button on the surge protector to turn the system on and off. That way I know at a glance if my iron is on. If the light is on, the iron is on. Light off, iron off.