There have already been three fire fatalities in Minneapolis in 2021.
Author: Diane Sandberg (KARE11)
Updated: 9:04 AM CST February 7, 2021
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota — Already this year, three people in Minneapolis have lost their lives to fires, and as temperatures drop firefighters often see more fires in homes. The reason? People turn to unsafe methods of heating their homes.
Minneapolis fire safety and prevention educator Cassidy Anderson spoke with KARE 11 about how important it is to stay safe this winter.
"We can prevent all of those fires by just being more careful," she insists.
Anderson said unattended cooking is the number one cause of fires in residential homes. "We say look when you cook, keep an eye on what you fry, stand by your pan."