AAP "An elderly woman whose arms were burnt and a man who suffered severe hand burns are among the victims of more than 200 kitchen fires in NSW in just six weeks.
Fire and Rescue NSW says the increase in kitchen fires has had firefighters putting out five blazes a day.
The figures also included a spike of 98 kitchen fires over five days.
More than 90 per cent of kitchen fires started with food catching alight while cooking.
Fire Commissioner Greg Mullins said many of these fires were the result of too much multi-tasking and not
enough concentration on the task at hand.
"We know that most of these happen when cooking is left unattended because residents are juggling other
tasks," he said on Wednesday.
"Don't leave you and your family's fire safety to chance this winter."
Last month a Coogee man suffered severe burns to his hands after a fire on a stove in his unit.
On Monday, an elderly woman suffered burns to her arms after food caught alight in her oven at West Hoxton.
"Keep a watchful eye on your cooking," Commissioner Mullins said in a statement""Copied from
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