Fire officials in eastern Tennessee are seeing an increase in the number of fires and an uptick in the number of fatalities stemming from those blazes. Knoxville Fire Capt. D.J. Corcoran told WBIR-TV there was a single fatality in 2013, …
Cooking remained the leading cause of all residential building fires and injuries from 2008 to 2010, accounting for 45 percent of all residential building fire responses by fire departments, according to a new report from the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA). …
According to State Farm claims data, more cooking fires occur on Thanksgiving than any other day of the year. In fact, grease and cooking-related claims more than double on Thanksgiving Day compared to an average day in November. With the …
Cooking fires far exceed most home-related fires, and they are more expensive to repair. Fires that start on the stove outpace appliance, fireplace, smoking, candle or furnace fires. According to claims data compiled by Nationwide Insurance, the average cooking fire …
More cooking fires occur on Thanksgiving than any other day of the year, according to data provided by State Farm. In fact, grease and cooking-related claims more than double on Thanksgiving Day compared to an average day in November. With …