Unattended Stove Cause of House Fire in Lancaster South Carolina

5/10/2019 (Permalink)

Kitchen fires are more common these days due to the many distractions before us. Call SERVPRO #HereToHelp

Every one of us at some point in time has opted to multitask cooking.  While this thought process can seem an innocent action in the grand scheme of life’s crazy schedules, it can also be deemed one of the most devastating, and costly.

SERVPRO has been called several times for kitchen fires that could have been avoided had the source been attended. It is so easy to set a pot on the stove only to leave the kitchen and get sidetracked with yet another distraction. In the blink of an eye your home can be enveloped by fire. You could be displaced from your home, belongs lost, treasured pictures, memories in the form of heirlooms, and daily needed articles damaged, or permanently destroyed. And yes, if we are going to be real here, the ultimate loss would be loss of life.

Here at SERVPRO we care, and to help you avoid a kitchen fire, I have listed below key elements that are fire-related hazards in a kitchen. Happy and safe cooking from all of us at SERVPRO.

Fire-related hazards in a kitchen include:

• Flames, sparks and hot gases from food preparation can ignite residues in exhaust ducts
• Food preparation equipment left without supervision during operation
• Failure to switch-off equipment, especially at the end of activity
• Overheated oils that can lead to spontaneous combustion
• Food preparation equipment based on solid fuels
• Gas blowtorches used for browning some foods
• Poorly operating thermostats or lack of thermostat or fault-detecting equipment
• Faulty or overheating electrical equipment
• Metal exhaust flues that conduct heat and ignite nearby material or debris
• Ovens without igniters/pilot lights (lit with burning pieces of paper).