3 Common Ways Kitchen Fires Start, and how to Avoid Them in West Virginia

7/7/2020 (Permalink)

Kitchen Fires Happen Often, Please be Prepared

Fire damages everything that comes in its way, from tall buildings to small living rooms. The tendency of specific things to catch fire may increase or decrease, depending on the situation and the availability of fire-causing elements. These elements include heat, oxygen, and fuel, and they are mostly present in kitchens, making kitchens more vulnerable to catch fire in West Virginia.

How Kitchen Fire Starts in West Virginia:

Kitchen fires may start because of multiple reasons, but three of the most common are:

• People leave kitchens unattended before they sleep. After use, the burner remains hot for a long time, so different combustibles such as food packaging, towel, rags, etc. can easily catch fire if near the recently used burner.
• Leakage of gas, cooking oil, or other combustible elements can cause a fire. Even the wooden cabinets and doors can become risky at times, especially when the kitchen is small.
• Kitchen fires may also start by accidentally turning on the equipment. If microwave ovens, burners, or other cooking equipment are not turned off by mistake, they can cause colossal fire damage in your kitchen.

Numerous other factors cause kitchen fire; however, people must avoid the factors mentioned above to stay safe as they are observed most commonly in West Virginia.

How to Avoid Fire Damage In The Kitchen:

Several measures need to be taken before you go for fire damage restoration. The following are a few of them.

• Try to clean your kitchen and pots before you leave. A clean kitchen is always secured and has minimal chance of catching fire.
• Always pay your full attention while cooking the food and handling the hot basins. A minor mistake, such as a hanging towel, can catch fire from the stove.
• Don’t leave bowls, plates and food scattered in your kitchen.
• Always use a clean pot to make your food hot in the microwave, and make sure the pan is balanced to avoid falling over.
• Pay special attention to combustible materials, including cooking oil, towels, and rags, etc.
• Keep your garbage can clean and don’t throw any hot items inside the can. Food packaging, plastics, and other materials can catch fire.
• Never let your children come near to the stove.
• Don't ask children to handle pots, especially when they are hot.
• Switch off all unnecessary items and disconnect the gas connection before you leave the kitchen in the night.
• If you can smell gas, never turn any electric switch on. The spark created inside the switch while turning it on can instantly cause a fire.

Conclusion:

Despite conducting all the safety measures, we still need to stay alert as fires can start at any time and due to any reason. If you experience a kitchen fire in West Virginia, you should try to overcome it only when you are confident to do so. If the fire is out of control call 911 immediately and once the fire has been smothered by the Pakersburg Fire Department please immediately call SERVPRO for fire damage restoration. The SERVPRO team of professionals will help clean up and removed damaged items.

Please take all precautions mentioned above so that the chance of needing us is as minimal as possible.

The Team at SERVPRO of Wood, Ritchie & Pleasants Counties

For more Fire Damage Tips click here.