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Leaving the kitchen briefly while food is cooking is safe |
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Most kitchen fires occur because people get distracted and leave their cooking unattended. It takes seconds for a pot or pan to spatter grease or overheat, creating a fire that can quickly spread. Cooking fires are the number one cause of home fires and home fire injuries. |
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Most fires happen in industrial buildings and wooded areas |
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Seven out of ten fires in Canada start at home. More fires begin in the kitchen than in any other room in the home, and residential cooking is one of the leading causes of fire-related deaths. |
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Most children know not to play with matches |
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Children are naturally curious, and this can be dangerous. Hundreds of children die or are seriously injured in fires each year in North America. Children are much more likely to be injured in a fire than adults. |
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