Editor's note: This article first appeared on iii.org and is reprinted here with their permission.Visit Grilling Safety for the originalpost.
Every year, millions of Americans safely enjoy outdoorbarbecues, but accidents do happen. According to the U.S. FireAdministration, about 5,700 grill fires take place on residentialproperty every year, causing an annual average of $37 million indamage, 100 injuries and 10 deaths. The majority of grill fires arecaused by malfunctioning gas grills. In addition, thousands ofpeople visit emergency rooms every year because they have burnedthemselves while barbecuing.
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