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Cooking Safety Over the Holidays

By: Colleen 

OTTAWA – With families gathered around the table for a holiday meal, sometimes things could be left unattended in the kitchen and that could lead to a dangerous situation.

Sources of fire in the kitchen could be as simple as an overloaded circuit, a grease fire, a microwave fire, or a malfunctioning oven.

For an oven fire, keep the door closed and turn the oven off.
For a grease fire, smother the fire by carefully sliding a cover or cookie sheet over the pan and turning off the burner. Never douse the flames with water, which could actually spread the fire.
For a microwave fire, keep the door closed and turn the unit off.
If you cannot immediately extinguish the fire with these methods, leave your home immediately, closing doors behind you to slow the spread of fire, and call 911.

information via NPS.gov

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