In Loving Memory of Evie Green...Alta Chava Hentcha bas Yaakov Zvi on her 19th Yartsite.

The Schiff Family had just kashered their microwave with a cup of water. That cup of freshly boiled water was sitting on the kitchen counter.Tovi, our 2.5 yr old granddaughter is interested in everything. Seconds later she pulled the cup down on her neck and chest. She was screaming.

• Alert others and leave immediately.  Remember: any spark can ignite gas if concentrations are high.

• Leave doors open for ventilation, but don’t stop to open windows.

• Don’t operate any electrical equipment, including telephones and flashlights.

• Call your gas company from a telephone outside the area.

The fire at my house, which could have been calamitous but due to the coincidental (from Heaven ) appearance on the scene of my niece, turned out to be not a big deal.

Spontaneous combustion: Everyone reads about it and oil based products always have warnings on the can, but few people think it is real, even though there is conclusive evidence, because it happened to a drummer of the band, Spinal Tap.

• Keep the menorah away from curtains or any other flammable objects, particularly in windows.

• Keep the menorahs away from the reach of small children.

• When making latkes, keep ALL children away from the hot oil. (please see video below on "How to Put Out a Grease Fire)

• When making latkes, remember to turn frying pan handles away from the edge of the stove, so that they do not get knocked over and cause the oil to be spilled.

• Never place candles near or under anything flammable, including kitchen cabinets.

• The following are common locations in which candles are placed and which cause household fires – under kitchen cabinets, near window curtains, any location a young child can easily reach to pull the candles down, any location a family pet can knock candles over.

A 26-year old man decided to have a cup of coffee. He took a cup of water and put it in the microwave to heat it up (something that he had done numerous times before). I am not sure how long he set the timer for, but he wanted to bring the water to a boil. When the timer shut the oven off, he removed the cup from the oven. As he looked into the cup, he noted that the! water was not boiling, but suddenly the water in the cup "blew up" into his face. The cup remained intact until he threw it out of his hand, but all the water had flown out into his face due to the build up of energy. His whole face is blistered and he has 1st and 2nd degree burns to his face which may leave scaring.