Living Alone | Cooking safety

Do you live alone?
People who live alone are nearly 4 times more likely to die or be seriously injured in a fire. In the past five years alone there have been 741 accidental house fires in properties where the occupier lived alone and was aged 45 plus. Sadly 13 of these fires proved fatal. Throughout the year we will be offering fire safety advice on a range of topics in an attempt to reduce the number of incidents involving people who live alone.
We are focusing on cooking safety first after figures revealed that a massive 72 per cent of accidental house fires involving people who lived alone, started in the kitchen.
Check your risk by visiting: www.staffordshirefire.gov.uk/your-safety/living-alone/