Real or fake tree aside, I think my suggestion is more about the lights; LED = less heat and better than plugging into an outlet, get the battery pack version.
From the second story link; " Sources tell WBAL-TV’s Jim Russ, the Christmas Tree inside the club caught on fire. The fire department has said it is too early to determine a cause of the fire or how much damage has been caused".
From the second story link; " Sources tell WBAL-TV’s Jim Russ, the Christmas Tree inside the club caught on fire. The fire department has said it is too early to determine a cause of the fire or how much damage has been caused".
Last winter Annapolis lost a family of 6 due to a 2-month old Christmas tree. The AYC tree was artificial, and the continuing front-page stories have the Vice commodoe dispelling rumors the tree started it.