In 2022-2023, cooking appliances accounted for 34% of all accidental house fires with cooking being the cause of 15 per cent of all non-fatal fire injuries.
Many fires could be avoided if safe storage and cooking practices are followed in the kitchen, as 18 per cent of these fires were caused by items being left too close to a source of heat, for example packaging, boxes, food containers or tea-towels.
*Data collected from BFRS incidents in Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes, recorded between 01 April 2022 and 31 March 2023.
