From Dan, Senior Damage Assessor at First Call Restoration
I’ve seen a lot in my years, but one incident I saw on the news last summer in Independence really stuck with me. A family stepped away from their grill for just a minute. That brief moment turned into a garage fire that sent a woman to the hospital with burns.
It doesn’t take much, a gust of wind, a grease pop, or a pet knocking things over to turn a cookout into a 911 call. July is the worst month for grill-related fires, and unattended grills are often to blame.
Don’t just light it and leave it. Stay close, stay safe and keep a hose nearby.
