SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - Sioux Falls Fire Rescue says 40% of home fires start in the kitchen, one of the busiest rooms over the holidays.
Fire Marshal Dean Lanier says it’s important that during cooking you stay in the kitchen.
He says the best way to put out a grease fire is to cover it and starve it of oxygen. Turn off the burner and remove the pan or pot from the burner.
Lanier says if you have an extinguisher, read the operating instructions.