Fire fighters’ warning: Takeaways might save your skin this Christmas

FORGET cooking, have a takeaway after your Christmas revelling.

Thu, 15 Dec, 2011 - 00:00

Conall Ó Fátharta

It might just save your skin and your kitchen.

That’s the message London fire chiefs have been giving to people gearing up for Christmas party season. More than a quarter of house fires in London are caused by people trying to cook when drunk.

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