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	KITCHEN FIRES
	Your kitchen stove can both start fires and inflict serious burns. Cultivate these safe cooking habits to prevent either from occurring.

	Don't leave something cooking unattended. Turn pot handles so they can't get knocked off the stove or pulled down by a child.

	Keep broilers, ovens, and vents free of grease, which can easily ignite.

	Don't wear flowing sleeves while cooking.

	Don't hang spice racks or potholders over stoves, as they can easily catch fire. If you have to reach over the burners to get them, you also risk catching your clothing on fire.

	If a pan on the stove catches fire, slide a lid over the pan to cut off the supply of oxygen. Turn off the burner. To avoid fanning the flame, don't carry the pan away from the stove.

	If flames are coming from an oven, broiler, or microwave oven, close the door to the unit and turn off the heat source.

	REMEMBER, try to extinguish a fire only after calling the fire department. Even then, keep your back to an exit and leave immediately if fire threatens your exit.

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