According to research conducted by the National Fire Protection Association from 2011 to 2015, 47% of all reported home fires involved cooking equipment.
170,000 home fires were caused by cooking equipment per year in the USA alone. These fires caused an average of 110 civilian deaths, 5470 injured and $ 1.2 Billion per year
In some cases where smoke alarm was installed, it did not prevent injuries and herby there was significant damage to body and property.
Elderly people are at a higher risk to accidently cause a fire in the cooking area. They are at a higher risk to get injured and die. Many of these people still prefer to cook for themselves.