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[quote=Anonymous]Why take the risk.  Tens of thousands of home fires that cause thousands of injuries and many deaths.  And although this is only about 2011, the data is pretty consistent from 2000 forward.  You can find more at the NFPA web-site.

[url]http://www.nfpa.org/safety-information/for-consumers/causes/cooking[/url]
[quote=National Fire Protection Association]
In 2011, cooking was involved in an estimated 156,300 home structure fires that were reported to U.S. fire departments. These fires caused 470 deaths, 5,390 injuries and $1.0 billion in direct property damage. [b]Cooking caused 43% of reported home fires, 16% of home fire deaths, 38% of home fire injuries, and 12% of the direct property damage in home fires in 2011[/b].

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Based on 2007-2011 annual averages:

[b]Unattended cooking was by far the leading contributing factor in these fires.[/b]
Two-thirds (67%) of home cooking fires started with the ignition of food or other cooking materials.
Clothing was the item first ignited in less than 1% of these fires, but these incidents accounted for 15% of the cooking fire deaths.
[b]Ranges accounted for the largest share (57%) of home cooking fire incidents. Ovens accounted for 16%.[/b]
More than half (55%) of reported non-fatal home cooking fire injuries occurred when the victims tried to fight the fire themselves.
Frying poses the greatest risk of fire.
Thanksgiving is the peak day for home cooking fires.
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