A 76-year-old Staten Island man died a hero. John Anstett rescued his elderly wife from a fast-moving fire at their apartment in New Brighton Saturday, but suffered a fatal heart attack during the escape.
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2009/12/13/2009-12-13_si_hubby_saves_wife_from_blaze_then_dies.html
A few years ago, I heard a story about a woman who was frying something in her kitchen, when she received a phone call. She answered the telephone and a while later, she discovered that a full fledged fire had broken out, completely destroying her kitchen.
Since then, whenever I am in the middle of frying and the telephone rings, I first turn off the burner before answering the phone. Hence, a word of caution during the holiday season, when we are especially busy in the kitchen making latkes and sufganyot.
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