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Cooking Safely
Smoking grill-pan - don't leave them unattended
The Kitchen is the most dangerous room in the house for fires and over half of all fires in the home occur in the kitchen. Follow the link to make you and your kitchen safer.

 
Unplug a toaster if it catches fire!

 
Once unplugged, cover with towel!

 
Don't use metallic objects in the microwave

 
Never throw water onto a chippan fire!

 
Throw a damp towel over chippan fires to extinguis

 
Related Documents
Fire Safety in the Kitchen
A moment’s distraction while cooking,being careless with domestic appliances – it’s easy to see why most fires in the home start in the kitchen.  Don’t be another statistic – stop fire before it starts! 
 
This leaflet provides guidance on using your kitchen safely.[pdf] [280kb]  (280 KB)
 
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