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QUATTROCCHI. AND I'M JEFF
SMITH.THANKS FOR JOINING US.
WHETHER YOU GO THE
TRADITIONAL ROUTE AND OVEN THE
TRADITIONAL ROUTE AND OVEN
BAKE YOUR TURKEY .. OR DEEP
FRY IT .. FIRE OFFICIALS ARE
REMINDING RESIDENTS TO PLAY IT
SAFE IN THE KITCHEN THIS YEAR.
AS NEWS 18'S KRISTA HENERY
REPORTS .. FIRE OFFICIALS SAY
DOZENS OF FIRES ARE STARTED
EVERY YEAR AROUND THE HOLIDAYS
... ALL BECAUSE PEOPLE AREN'T
AWARE OF THEIR SURROUNDINGS.#@
KRISTA: DURING THE HOLIDAYS
.. MANY PEOPLE DECIDE TO DEEP
FRY THE BIRD .. FOR THE BIG
FEAST.TODD TRENT: "THE
TURKEY FRYING NEEDS TO BE DONE
OUTDOORS."KRISTA: THIS IS
VIDEO OF WHAT COULD HAPPEN IF
YOU DON'T PROPERLY PREPARE
THAT TASTY THANKSGIVING TREAT.
TODD TRENT: "IT NEEDS TO BE
AWAY FROM ANY STRUCTURE OR ANY
WOODED FENCES OR THAT NATURE."
KRISTA: INSPECTOR TODD TRENT
WITH THE LAFAYETTE FIRE
DEPARTMENT SAYS EVERY YEAR,
PEOPLE GET BURNED OR DAMAGE
THEIR PROPERTY WHILE PREPARING
THEIR THANKSGIVING MEAL. TODD
SAYS ONE OF THE MOST COMMON
THINGS THAT START DEEP FRYER
FIRES IS PUTTING TOO MUCH OIL
IN THE FRYER.TODD TRENT: "A
COMMON MISTAKE IS OVER-FILLING
THE FRYER WITH OIL. THE FRYER
WILL BOIL OVER AND THE FLAMES
THEN GET SATURATED WITH THE
OIL AND CREATE THE FIRE."
KRISTA: TRENT ALSO SAYS IF
YOU ARE GOING TO FRY A TURKEY,
MAKE SURE THE TURKEY IS
COMPLETELY THAWED BECAUSE IT
WILL EXPLODE ..AND HE SAYS
KEEP AN ALL-PURPOSE FIRE
EXTINGUISHER NEARBY, BECAUSE
WE ALL KNOW, OIL AND WATER
DON'T MIX. TODD TRENT: "MAKE
SURE THE TURKEY IS COMPLETELY
DRY AND UNFROZEN."KRISTA:
OVERALL .. TRENT SAYS FROZEN
TURKEYS, SCALDING HOT GREASE
AND AN OPEN FLAME ARE THE
THREE INGREDIENTS TO
DISASTOROUS HOLIDAY. HE SAYS
STAY FROM THAT COMBINATION ..
IN ORDER TO HAVE A SAFE AND
TASTY THANKSGIVING. KRISTA
HENERY, NEWS 18. @#