Cooking Fires – South Carolina Named One Of The State’s With The “Most Careless Cooks”
It’s one of my biggest fears uncontrolled fire. And it’s not a bad thing it’s actually great to be cognizant of it. I am certainly the person who checks multiple times that the candle is blown out, that I turned the hair tool off and unplugged it, and of course that the stove/oven is off. But when it comes to the stove being on I can’t say I’m always hypervigilant about it. According to a study by Claimguide.org 72% of Americans admit to walking away from the stove while cooking.
It’s so easy to do especially when it’s something that is going to take several minutes to cook. Who is going to stand there for 20 minutes waiting and watching? Claimguide.org set out to determine the states in the nation with the most cooking fires. They shared their research with us and here were some of the interesting stats they determined.
- 72% admit to leaving the stove unattended while cooking
- 50% say they’ve accidentally left the stovetop on after cooking
- More than one-third (38%) don’t know how to properly extinguish a grease fire
- 56% say it’s been six months or more since they’ve tested their smoke detector
But perhaps even more interesting is that South Carolina came in 9th on the list with 59.9 cooking fires per 100,000 residents. The Palmetto State averages 3,163 cooking fires per year. That ends up being about 33.7% of the residential fires in the state. In contrast, North Carolina ranked 16th with 51.7 cooking fires per 100,000 residents. They have a slightly higher percentage of residential fires attributed to cooking- 37.3%, with an average of 5,527 cooking fires per year.
Each year, cooking fires claim an average of 153 lives, cause 3,225 injuries, and account for nearly half (48%) of all residential fires. So while it may be tempting to walk away from that stove don’t. It’s not worth it!
Thanks to our friends at Claimguide.org for sharing their research with us. You can read the full cooking fires study here.
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Melanie Day is a graduate of North Carolina State University. She has worked for Beasley since 2012 in a variety of behind-the-scenes roles in both digital and promotions. Melanie writes about a diverse range of topics some of her favorites include travel, restaurants, Taylor Swift, and college athletics. When not at work you'll find her at a country concert or NC State sporting event.
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