State Fire Marshal Peter Ostroskey issued safety tips to prevent burns for Burn Awareness Week, Feb. 4-10."While we traditionally associate burns with fires, the leading burn problem in Massachusetts is hot liquid scalds to children under 5," Ostroskey said. "Remember that hot liquids burn like fire."According to the Massachusetts Burn Injury Reporting System, children under 5 account for more than a quarter of all burn injuries. Scalds from hot beverages like coffee and tea, [...]
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