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Keep a lid on cooking fires

FIRES AND burns caused by
cooking account for thousands of
serious and painful injuries cach
year.

Many of these injuries could
have been prevented or lessened if
people were more careful and if
they knew how to react to a cook-
ing fire. The District of North
Vancouver Fire Department wants
you 10 protect yourself while
cooking and suggests these safety
tips.

Most cooking fires start with
grease. Cooking oil, melted fats
from meats, or other grease, are
flammable liquids that can easily
flare up when they become very
hot. So be extra careful when
cooking with oil or juicy meats.
Keep the heat as fow as possible.
And never leave cooking unat-
tended, even for a minute.

lf grease ignites while you're
cooking, you must smother the
fire quickly. If the fire is in a pan
on your stove top, smother it by
sliding the lid or a larger pan on
top of the burning pan.

Never throw water or flour on a
burning pan — water will spread
the flames and flour will actually
explode! And don’t try to pick up
the pan io carry it across the
room or outside. These may scem
like logical actions, but they cause
sericus injuries and make the fire
worse.

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Do not turn on the exhaust fan
over the stove. This will suck the
fire inside the walls of your home.
if the fire is in the oven, turn off
the heat and leave the door closed
to cut off air supply to the fire.

You can use a portable fire ex-
tinguisher if you have one and
know how to use it. A fire extin-
guisher is an excellent safety ap-
pliance for your kitchen. But
don’t wait until a fire starts to
learn how to use it. There won't
be time to read the dircctions!

{f the fire is tug large to safely
cover, or for your fire extin-
guisher, Jeave the house im-
mediately and call the fire
department from a_ neighbor’s
phone. Trying to fight a fire
yourself when it’s too large can
cause far more extensive damage
and can result in sericus unneces-
sary injury.

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dangerous and damaging fires.
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