Don't leave the cooking unattendedWARWICK SMITH/STUFF St John Ambulance Manawatū district operations manager Steve Yanko would like to see fewer emergency calls this summer. As the festive season gets into full swing, emergency services have encouraged people to keep their wits about them and cook their food properly. "We all need to be a bit more careful with what we do to try and prevent that stuff happening." READ MORE: Swim reaper shocks with safety messagesAround Christmas, people needed to be vigilant when cooking as interruptions were frequent, he said. "With everyone coming and going at Christmas, people quite often get interrupted doing what they are doing and they leave it."

Source: Stuff December 23, 2017 21:56 UTC