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Cooking fires continue to be the most common type of fire. These fires are preventable by simply being more attentive to the use of cooking materials and equipment..
Don't become a cooking fire casualty. Learn the facts about cooking fire safety!
Cooking fire facts:
- Cooking was the cause of almost half (46%) of residential building fires in 2009
- Males face a disproportionate risk of cooking fire injury relative to the amount of cooking they do
- Young children and older adults face a higher risk of death from cooking fires than do other age groups
- Young children are at high risk from non-fire cooking-related burns
- Unattended cooking is the single leading factor contributing to cooking fires
- Frying is the cooking method posing the highest risk of fire
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