Kitchen fires are the leading cause of home fires and injuries. You must act quickly when responding to a fire, but how you respond, will depend on the type of fire and where it is located.
If you are cooking on your range or cooktop and a fire occurs, try and contain the fire by covering it with a lid. Once the lid is on, remove the pot from the burner it was on. The lack of oxygen will put the fire out. If you do not have access...Kitchen Fire Safety
Kitchen fires are the leading cause of home fires and injuries. You must act quickly when responding to a fire, but how you respond, will depend on the type of fire and where it is located.
If you are cooking on your range or cooktop and a fire occurs, try and contain the fire by covering it with a lid. Once the lid is on, remove the pot from the burner it was on. The lack of oxygen will put the fire out. If you do not have access...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) says consumers should check their freezers due to the nationwide recall of ground beef. The recall was issued due to a possible e. coli contamination. New reports say that ground meat could have been sold at Target, Safeway and Sam’s Club.
The recalled products have an establishment number of “EST. 86R” inside the USDA inspection mark.
The USDA issued a recall on 66 tons of Cargill Meat...
Homegoods, TJ Maxx and Marshalls are issuing a recall on 17,000 chairs and bar stools due to a fall risk. The chairs were purchased between December 2017-June 2018.
The chairs are part of two separate recalls.
The first recall was issued on September 6, 2018, after the manufacturer received three reports of injuries. The recall includes 1,100 TJX swivel bar stools sold in a beige, blue, and gray fabric. According to the Consumer Product Safety...
A nineteen-year-old girl has died, and several are injured after they were crashed into by a vehicle that left the roadway in West Mifflin.
The accident occurred early Sunday morning around 3:46 a.m. at the intersection of Lebanon Church Road, Buttermilk Hollow and MacArthur roads.
The at-fault driver drove off the road and crashed into the side of the victims’ car while it was stopped at an intersection.
Police report that three women were in the...
Six children and one adult were injured after they were thrown from a “spooked” camel at the Shrine Circus in Pittsburgh.
The accident occurred during intermission when children can ride the camels and ponies.
It is not certain as to what scared the camel and made him buck and throw the individuals off.
Five children were transported to Children’s Hospital with minor injuries. One child was taken to UPMC Mercy with a fractured...