Thanksgiving is the leading day for home fires involving cooking equipment, with four times the average number occurring, according to the state fire marshal’s office.
Ranges and cook-tops account for almost three out of every five home fires reported involving cooking, with ovens accounting for 13% of those fires. According to the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA), each year from 2017 to 2019, an estimated average of 2,300 residential building fires were reported to fire departments…
