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FIRE.
IN YOUR KITCHEN.
FLAMES THAT BEGIN ON OUR
STOVES ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR 40%
OF ALL HOUSE FIRES IN THE U.S.
THAT WAS SURPRISING TO ME.
24-HOUR NEWS EIGHT'S TROY KEHOE
IS LIVE TONIGHT WITH DETAILS ON
WHY WHAT YOU DO WHEN A FIRE
BREAKS OUT COULD MEAN THE
DEATH.
TROY.
IT ALL COMES DOWN TO THE
MOMENT WHEN THE FIRE BREAKS OUT.
YOU PROBABLY HEARD IT'S A BAD
FIRE.
DO YOU KNOW WHY?
TONIGHT, WE'RE PARTNERING WITH
THE PIKE TOWNSHIP FIRE
DEPARTMENT TO SHOW YOU CLEAR
EVIDENCE WHY SOMETHING SEEMINGLY
AS HARMLESS AS THIS BOTTLE OF
WATER COULD TURN YOUR KITCHEN
INTO AN INFERNO.
AN A WARM EVENING, BAD NEWS
QUIETLY KNOCKED ON TONY'S DOOR.
FRIEND.
I ALWAYS TOOK CARE OF HIM.
WAS IN THE FIGHT OF HIS LIFE.
IT HURTS ME, BECAUSE I WASN'T
THERE TO STOP IT.
GREGORY FELL ASLEEP WHILE
FOOD WAS FRYING ON THE FLOOR.
FIREFIGHTERS FOUND HIM ON THE
FLOOR BURNED OVER 80% OF HIS
BODY.
HE DIED THE NEXT DAY.
LAST YEAR, MORE THAN 40% OF ALL
FIRES IN AMERICA BEGAN ON THE
STOVE.
COOKING IS THE LEADING CAUSE OF
FIRES IN INDIANA, TOO, MORE THAN
ELECTRICAL, HEATING, SMOKING,
CANDLES, AND ARSON COMBINED.
THESE ARE THE STATISTICS.
TO FIND OUT WHAT'S BEHIND
THOSE NUMBERS, WE BORROWED THIS
VACANT HOUSE SLATED FOR
DEMOLITION AND ENLISTED THE HELP
OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
THE CREW HELPED RESPOND TO 234
COOKING FIRES IN MARION COUNTY
LAST YEAR ALONE.
HOW EASY IS IT FOR THIS TO
VERY EASY.
IF YOU LEAVE SOMETHING
UNFORTUNATELIED AN THE STOVE AND
YOU'RE USING COOKING OIL, IF IT
IGNITE.
WE'RE GETTING REAL CLOSE.
IT BURSTS INTO FLAMES.
LEAVE IT FOR EVEN A MINUTE.
THE FIRE'S GOING TO GET IN
THE CABINETS AND GO ACROSS THE
CEILING AND IGNITE THE ENTIRE
KITCHEN.
TURN OFF THE BURNER AND SLIDE
A LID OVER THE TOP.
LEAVE IT FOR 10-20 MINUTES UNTIL
EVERYTHING COOLS DOWN.
THAT'S NOT WHAT GREG DID.
HE TRIED TO RUN THE FLAMING
GREASE UNDER WATER AND FOUND
HIMSELF FACING AN INFERNO.
WAY.
HE DIDN'T KNOW WHERE TO TURN.
FIREFIGHTERS FOUND THE PAN
NEXT TO HIM ON THE FLOOR.
TO SHOW HOW QUICKLY THE WRONG
CHOICE CAN TURN DEADLY, WE SET
UP SEVEN CAMERAS IN THE KITCHEN.
THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED.
WHEN WE USED WATER TO PUT THE
FIRE OUT.
THAT'S ONE CUP OF PLAIN DRINKING
WATER.
OIL.
WATER REACHES IT'S BOILING
POINT AND EXPANDS INTO STEAM.
WHATEVER THAT FIXED AMOUNT OF
WATER IS EXPANDS 1700 TIMES.
THE FLAMES ARE SO INTENSE,
THEY CHAR THE CEILING.
THE SAME FIRE NOW FROM ABOVE THE
STOVE.
FROM EVERY ANGLE.
NOTHING IS SAFE.
I MEAN THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN
ANYTHING.
THIS TINY CANISTER COULD KEEP
THAT FROM HAPPENING.
IT'S CALLED THE STOVE TOP FIRE
STOP AND FILLED WITH A FLAME
RESISTANT POWDER.
MOUND IT ABOVE YOUR STOVE AND IT
DOES THE WORK.
SAME PAN OF COOKING OIL, SAME
GROWING FLAMES.
OUT GOES THE FIRE.
THE FLAMES LIGHT THE FIRE TOP
FUSE AND THE POWDER DUMPS OUT.
THAT WAS 15 SECONDS.
ALL THAT'S LEFT BEHIND, A
CLOUD OF WHITE SMOKE AND A
SMOLDERING PAN.
I'VE NEVER SEEN THEM IN
WORK.
MAR RECENT MASON CREDITS THE
DEVICE WITH SAVING HIS HOME TWO
YEARS AGO AFTER HIS NEIGHBOR
FELL ASLEEP WITH FOOD ON HER
STOVE.
JUST SECONDS AFTER HER PAN BURST
OUT.
THAT COULD HAVE SAVED YOUR
AMOUNT AND MAY BE EVEN YOUR
LIFE.
SURE.
I DON'T TAKE IT FOR GRANTED.
NEITHER DID THE APARTMENT
COMPLEX.
EVERY RESIDENT NOW GETS A FAIR
CHARGE.
IT'S A SAVINGS, PLUS THE
RESIDENTS ARE REALLY PROTECTED.
THE DEVICES HAVE SAVED TWO
MORE AMOUNTS HERE FROM GOING UP
IN FLAMES.
TONY CAN'T HELP BUT WONDER IF
THEY COULD HAVE SAVED MUCH MORE.
IT WOULD HAVE SAVED HIS LIFE.
IF HE DID HAVE IT RIGHT THERE,
HE WOULD STILL BE HERE.
BACK LIVE HERE AT PIKE
TOWNSHIP, FIREFIGHTERS HERE SO
IMPRESSED WITH THESE STOVE TOP
TECHNOLOGIES THAT THEY HAVE
ASKED FOR FEDERAL GRANT MONEY TO
INSTALL THEM IN MANY HIGH RISK
HOMES.
WATCHING YOU WORKING ON THIS
STORY, IT'S BEEN FASCINATING.
CAN WE GET THOSE FIRE STOPS FOR
OUR KITCHEN, TOO?
RIGHT NOW, IT'S A PRETTY
TOUGH SELL AND YOU SAY HEAR THE
FIREFIGHTERS ARRIVING BACK HERE
FROM ANOTHER COOKING FIRE.
AT THIS POINT, YOU CANNOT FIND
THESE IN LOCAL STORES.
WE HAVE PARTNERED WITH NORTH
MERIDIAN HARDWARE AND WILL BE
SELLING THESE.
THEY'RE ABOUT $50 APIECE.
WE'LL BE GIVING SOME AWAY
THROUGH A FIRE SAFETY EVENT FOR
NOVEMBER 10, ALSO AT NORTH
MERIDIAN HARDWARE.
ALL THE DETAILS OF THAT ARE ON
WEB PAGE, wishtv.com.
YOU CAN ORDER THOSE FIRE STOPS
THROUGH THAT PAGE, AS WELL.
LOTS OF ADDITIONAL CONTENT ON
THERE, AS WELL, COOKING FIRE,
BACKGROUND INFORMATION,
ADDITIONAL SHOTS THAT WE WEREN'T
STORY TOGETHER.
WE REALLY HOPE THE INFORMATION
THAT WE WERE ABLE TO GIVE
TONIGHT COULD HELP SAY LIVES.
YOU JUST MADE A GREAT POINT,
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT JUST GETTING
FIRE.
UH-HUH, YEAH, AND THEY DO
THESE RUNS OVER AND OVER AGAIN.
THEY ARE HOPING AS MUCH AS WE