Fire Preventing In Kitchen

Kitchen Fire Safety

• Avoid from leaving the kitchen while cooking.
• Always monitor and check food cooked in the oven.
• Avoid from cooking if you are sleepy drowsy or after taking medication.

Kitchen Cleanliness

• Avoid from putting pot handles, food wrappers, recipe books and anything can burn nearby to your stove.
• Make sure your cooking stove always clean. Dirts or built-up grease can catch fire.
• Avoid from putting curtains, hand towel nearby to your stove.

Prevent Burns

• Food cookded in a microwave produce higher heat, thus open microwaved food slowly and allow it to cook before eating it.
• Be careful when using a wet oven mitt as it can cause a burn.

Electrical Cords Safety

• Use only one heat - producing appliance on the same curcuit at a time.
• Get the ground fault circuits interrupters (GFCIs) installed on all kitchen counter outlets.
• Also protect counter-top circuit with the proper size fuses or circuit breakers.
• Replace cracked or frayed appliance cords.
• If an appliance feels too hot or smokes, unplug it immediately and have it serviced or replaced.

Fighting Kitchen Fires

Grease fires

• Turn off the burner.
• Cover the pan with its lid.
• Let the pan cool.
• Open the lid slowly.

Microwave or Oven Fires

If a microwave or Oven catches fire :

• Unplug the microware or oven.
• Bring them to the open area.
• Keep the door closed.