Today is the beginning of Fire Killsâ National Cooking Safety Week.
Cumbria County Councilâs Fire and Rescue Service is supporting the campaign, which aims to reduce preventable deaths through raising awareness of fire safety.
Each year, more accidental fires in the home are caused by cooking than anything else.
Many people are spending more time at home due to the current pandemic and are cooking much more. As well as this, a lot of parents have the added distractions of home-schooling.
Distraction whilst cooking is a main cause of fire call outs right across the country.
Cooking-related fires tend to result in the most non-fatal casualties and the second most fatalities.