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We too had one of these CFL bulbs burn out and start smoking just this week. It happened in the master bedroom. Thankfully, my wife was at home and noticed the smell right away. Sure enough, there was smoke coming from the CFL (it had just burned out) and the place where the tube enters the ballast is black. Even the ballast looks like it had smoke damage. The CFL was made by Lights of America. Googling complaints of CFLs mostly center on them burning out too soon, so I'm glad someone has put a board out there for potential fire hazards. We've had several of these CFLs do this over the years. Unfortunately, I can't tell who to contact except the state fire marshall.