“The technology to help stop stovetop fires exists,” said Vision 20/20 Project Manager Jim Crawford. “This testing also provides critical data into a larger effort to produce a standard where manufacturers could develop products that inhibit unintentional kitchen stovetop fires. Work on this problem continues in a partnership between the National Institute of Standards & Technology and the Fire Protection Research Foundation.”
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