A townhouse cooking fire resident is thankful that the American Red Cross is helping him find a place to stay after he had a kitchen fire this week. Although it was reported to be a small kitchen fire, via the Peabody Patch, the townhouse unit was affected by water...
Accidental Stove Fire Damages YWCA
An early morning fire at the Prince Albert YWCA on Monday was caused by combustible material being left on a stove top. A plastic kettle melted on the stove starting a fire. This is why all materials like oven mitts, paper, kitchen tools, dish towels, aprons and...
Don’t Drink and Cook on New Year’s Eve
According to FEMA, in the United States fire-related injuries rank fifth among unintentional injuries, after motor vehicle crashes, poisoning, falls, and drowning. One study on published medical examiner results revealed that 42% of unintentional fire and burn...
Christmas Day Fire Leaves Family Homeless
It's an old but sad story - cooking a Christmas meal led to the total destruction of a family home in Bells, part of Crockett County, Tenn. Raymond Woodward said he was cooking a Christmas meal for his family when the kitchen went up in flames. He suffered second...
Injuries From Hot Stoves Heating Up
According to a recent story in the Wall Street Journal, an estimated five Americans are treated in an ER every hour for burns, scalds and related injuries from hot or poorly installed stoves. Important: most of the injuries could have been prevented with proper...
San Marcos apartments in San Diego County flooded due to cooking fire - fortunately the sprinklers put it out but it flooded the apartment... read more here: http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2013/dec/04/san-marcos-apartments-sprinklers-activated-fire/
More Cooking Fires on Thanksgiving Than Any Other Day
More Cooking Fires Reported on Thanksgiving than Any Other Day Guardian Safety Solutions International warns families that Thanksgiving can be hazardous to their health. About 45 house fires are reported every hour in the U.S., and 60 percent of apartment fires are...
Fire Safety for the Holidays
TV station WAFF 48 in Alabama reports on how the holidays are one of the most dangerous times of year for household fires. According to the report, "Cooking fires lead to more destruction than any other fires that we deal with," said Fire Prevention Officer Dan...
Unattended Cooking Fire Causes Fatality
ABC News in North Carolina reporters that an apartment building resident was heating grease and fell asleep on the couch. The grease then ignited causing smoke alarms to go off in an adjacent apartment. Neighbors called 911 but it was too late to save the life of the...
English Cooking Show Needs a Guardian III!
A UK cooking how host almost burned down her own set in an episode of "Come Dine With Me in Northamptonshire." Lauren Oxlade was showing off her skills when she left her oven mitts too close to the flames. " According to reports, "She went into the evening hoping her...