{"id":19633,"date":"2013-11-27T08:01:18","date_gmt":"2013-11-27T13:01:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/?p=19633"},"modified":"2013-11-26T16:28:03","modified_gmt":"2013-11-26T21:28:03","slug":"tips-to-avoid-deep-trouble-if-deep-frying-bird","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/?p=19633","title":{"rendered":"Tips to avoid deep trouble if deep-frying bird"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">Officials say fire is common occurrence when precautions aren&#8217;t taken\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Image-15.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-19635\" style=\"border: 2px solid black; margin: 4px;\" alt=\"Image 1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Image-15-262x300.jpg\" width=\"262\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Image-15-262x300.jpg 262w, https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Image-15-87x100.jpg 87w, https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Image-15.jpg 531w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 262px) 100vw, 262px\" \/><\/a>The Pennsylvania Insurance Department and the Office of the State Fire Commissioner are cautioning consumers to be extra careful if deep-frying a turkey is part of your Thanksgiving celebration.<\/p>\n<p>While a tasty alternative to the traditional roasted main course, deep-frying a turkey without taking precautions can lead to fire and serious injury. The U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) reports that nearly 4,300 fires occur on Thanksgiving, causing 15 deaths and almost $27 million in property damage, many of them due to deep-frying accidents.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Here are some safety recommendations:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Read owner\u2019s manual for proper set up.<\/li>\n<li>Completely thaw the bird before frying (hot oil and water do not mix).<\/li>\n<li>Use the correct amount of oil.\u00a0If overfilled, the oil may spill out of the pot and hit the burner, causing the unit to ignite.<\/li>\n<li>Never leave the fryer unattended.\u00a0Many don\u2019t have thermostat controls to prevent overheating of the oil to the point it ignites.<\/li>\n<li>Keep children and pets away from the fryer.<\/li>\n<li>Keep an all-purpose fire extinguisher nearby.\u00a0Never use water to extinguish an oil fire.<\/li>\n<li>Lid and handles of the cooking pot get dangerously hot, posing severe burn hazards.<\/li>\n<li>Do not deep-fry your turkey inside your garage, on your porch, or inside your home.<\/li>\n<li>Use your fryer outside, away from trees, walls, fences and other structures.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Although homeowner policies will cover things like the structure of a home, personal belongings, and liability protection against bodily injury to guests, it is best to do what you can to avoid needing that protection.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on homeowners insurance, or to download a fact sheet on turkey fryer safety, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.insurance.pa.gov\/\">www.insurance.pa.gov<\/a>. For more fire safety tips, visit\u00a0<a href=\" www.osfc.state.pa.us\">www.osfc.state.pa.us<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Officials say fire is common occurrence when precautions aren&#8217;t taken\u00a0 The Pennsylvania Insurance Department and the Office of the State Fire Commissioner are cautioning consumers to be extra careful if deep-frying a turkey is part of your Thanksgiving celebration. While a tasty alternative to the traditional roasted main course, deep-frying a turkey without taking precautions [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":19635,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,245,403],"tags":[4559,4558,4557],"class_list":["post-19633","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-lifestyle","category-health","tag-office-of-the-state-fire-commissioner","tag-pennsylvania-insurance-department","tag-the-u-s-fire-administration-usfa"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19633","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=19633"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19633\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/19635"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=19633"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=19633"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=19633"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}