COVID-19 might be partly to blame for a spike in cooking fires in Charlottetown over the past month, says a fire inspector with the capital city. Kent Mitchell said over the past 24 days, Charlottetown firefighters have responded to 10 cooking fires. Over the past 24 days, Charlottetown firefighters have responded to 10 cooking fires. The spike in kitchen fires appears isolated to Charlottetown. Charlottetown fire inspector Kent Mitchell says cooking fires are the most common fires that firefighters have to deal with.

Source: CBC News January 26, 2021 09:56 UTC