Many Americans will spend Memorial Day weekend grilling out. But there are some steps you can take to try and do it safely. Thursday Orange County Fire Rescue responded to a house fire that potentially involved a gas grill. They said no injuries were reported. "They were able to stop the fire pretty early, and it stayed mainly in the back of the house," said Justine Levine, who lives next door to where the fire happened.Close enough that his roommate had some concerns the blaze might spread."It worked out for us, but with all the dead trees around, something very bad could have happened for sure," he said. The fire department in Seminole County said the county is no longer under a burn ban, but conditions are still dry. This is something to consider if you're grilling out this weekend. "All it takes is just a small ember for things to kind of get away, and it can go and lead to an entire structure fire, or a house fire, or an apartment fire," said Lt. Marcus Gomes with the Seminole County Fire Department. Gomes shared the best steps to make sure your Memorial Day cookout is a safe one. "If you're going to go and grill, you want to make sure you are in an open area, not in a garage, not inside your house, not on a patio," Gomes said. "Just making sure that your grill is cleaned because a lot of people don't use it for a couple of months, the last time they used it, all of that grease and stuff will kind of lead to more fires. And making you don't leave your grill unattended."
Many Americans will spend Memorial Day weekend grilling out. But there are some steps you can take to try and do it safely.
Thursday Orange County Fire Rescue responded to a house fire that potentially involved a gas grill. They said no injuries were reported.
"They were able to stop the fire pretty early, and it stayed mainly in the back of the house," said Justine Levine, who lives next door to where the fire happened.
Close enough that his roommate had some concerns the blaze might spread.
"It worked out for us, but with all the dead trees around, something very bad could have happened for sure," he said.
The fire department in Seminole County said the county is no longer under a burn ban, but conditions are still dry. This is something to consider if you're grilling out this weekend.
"All it takes is just a small ember for things to kind of get away, and it can go and lead to an entire structure fire, or a house fire, or an apartment fire," said Lt. Marcus Gomes with the Seminole County Fire Department.
Gomes shared the best steps to make sure your Memorial Day cookout is a safe one.
"If you're going to go and grill, you want to make sure you are in an open area, not in a garage, not inside your house, not on a patio," Gomes said. "Just making sure that your grill is cleaned because a lot of people don't use it for a couple of months, the last time they used it, all of that grease and stuff will kind of lead to more fires. And making you don't leave your grill unattended."