BEXLEY: 350 people injured in five years of kitchen fires (From News Shopper)

BEXLEY: 350 people injured in five years of kitchen fires

11:36am Friday 3rd September 2010 in

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FIREFIGHTERS are calling on households to take extra care in the kitchen.

The safety warning comes following new figures which show there have been more than 350 kitchen fires in the borough in the last five years.

As a result more than 60 people suffered injuries and another died.

To reduce the number of incidents, London Fire Brigade is launching its first ever kitchen fire safety campaign, Cooksafe, which includes a ‘recipes for disaster’ booklet to highlight the dangers.

London Fire Brigade’s Borough Commander for Bexley Cyril O’Brien said: “The most frustrating thing is that they can usually be prevented.

“Most people think it won’t happen to them but the figures speak for themselves.”

Visit london-fire.gov.uk/cooksafe for details.