Holidays can present fire danger

Shane Hughes, an instructor at the state fire training academy near North Bend, prepares to place a turkey in a deep fryer as part of a safety demonstration Nov. 9. Fryers have a high risk of tipping over, overheating or spilling hot oil leading to fires, burns or other injuries. Although the pot had too much oil, it failed to boil over. The dry Christmas tree, at right, had no trouble going up in flames. Within seconds of ignition, it was fully engulfed by searing flames.