Commercial kitchen fires kill restaurants
Commercial kitchens are a high-risk area when it comes to fire. According to one NFPA study, in the USA every year an average of 7410 restaurant fires with a total damage of USD 165M are reported. Many restaurants do not reopen after a kitchen fire. Commercial kitchens are typically equipped with a lot of appliances from stoves to deep fryers. Open flames are common in restaurant kitchens. Also, there is often there’s a lot of combustible material on site, such as cooking oil