WASHINGTON 鈥� Thanksgiving Day can be one of the busiest days for firefighters 鈥� and there were more than 10 fires聽reported in Montgomery County Thursday.
Montgomery County Fire & Rescue Spokesman Pete Piringer said firefighters in the county 聽had responded to about one kitchen fire per hour since 10:30 a.m. Thanksgiving morning, mostly involving stoves and ovens. 聽
Earlier, Piringer provided updates throughout the day about a number of specific cooking fires that had been reported.
At an apartment building in the 11500 block of Amherst Avenue in Silver Spring, firefighters found a burned turkey in a first floor apartment. Firefighters cleared smoke from the residence, and no one was injured.
At another Silver Spring apartment building 鈥� in the 700 block of Sligo Avenue 鈥� fire crews got a call saying a “turkey is on fire.” When fire crews arrived, they controlled the kitchen fire and said it was caused by a 鈥渃ulinary mistake.鈥� There were no injuries, Piringer tweeted.
In the 143000 block of Astrodome Drive in Layhill, fire crews found a grease fire on a stove. All five people in the house are OK and were not injured,聽Piringer tweeted.
Also, in an apartment in the 900 block of Clopper Road in Gaithersburg, there was a fire in the oven. Fire crews extinguished the blaze and an EMS team聽evaluated several occupants who had non-life threatening injuries, Piringer tweeted.
Earlier in the day, Piringer reminded followers to have a plan when in the kitchen to keep yourself and everyone else safe.
Did You Know More cooking fires occur on Thanksgiving Day than any other day of the year 鈥� Take care in the kitchen!
鈥� Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO)
