The Main Causes Of Kitchen Fires

As reported from 2012 to 2016 by National Fire Protection Association statistic, the fire department throughout America, stated that fires structure occur on eating and drinking establishments with an average of 8,240. Accumulated grease on your hood kitchen over period of time can cause fire on your property whether it's in the kitchen especially in restaurants, hotels, homes or even lab experiment room. Fire explosion might occur during midnight when people and employees are not aware off especially in the restaurant and hotel kitchens because they have been used up for 24 hours. You might be painstaking liable for individual lives like chefs, employees, customers and passerby. How does the flame ignite in the kitchen that can burn down your premises?

Greasy Cooking Oil

These grease came from cooking oils or chemical substances which stuck inside the ventilation system surface wall. In the kitchen surrounded with ovens, stoves, refrigerators and machinery, cooking appliances, heating equipment and electric faulty system also contribute to dangerous spread open fire in the building. Open fire can destroys or damage your property as well as leads people death and injuries. Poor ventilation system used up more electrical energy when the its dirty. Without duct and hood cleaning and fire prevention efforts, an organization and restaurant owners will loss profitability and tarnish their business reputation in long term because the customer does not feel safe and scarred for life.

Gas leakage

Fire ignites when other particles such as dirt, arson and and smoke combine with grease in the ventilation system can cause spread open fire. One of the sign is the awful smell of gas emits from ventilation system which grease accumulate in exhaust hoods and filters. The air smoke particles travels and stuck on the air ventilation. So when there were smoking substances such as cigarettes, piper, matches or lighter which they are flammable can highly ignite the flame.

Electrical faulty

Some electrical system connectivity might worn out or defective. This old electrical wiring are faulty because of pest such as rats might bitten the protective wire coating layer or overheated wires damage the circuits. Thunderstorms weather or flood can burn out all the electrical circuit on light bulbs, electrical appliances, machinery and operating equipment. These damages can ignite huge fire sparks in the premises.

Human Attitude

Another issue that can cause the open fire when an organization contracted with the cleaning company or fire department staffs; are unreliable to do inspection or maybe dishonest to carry out the services on cleaning the hazardous grease in ventilation system. Although, organization have acquired air duct and hood cleaning services contracts with other cleaning service company but they still need to monitor on recording schedule and re-checked whether the report actually carry out or not. Besides that, lack of human awareness of fire prevention also contributes to death. Some people are not aware of the causal off fire ignites, ignore the fire alarm system, does not know how to respond with fire situation and they don't feel the importance of hood cleaning for fire prevention efforts.