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Thanksgiving Day grease fire sparks in home's oven | News
WILMINGTON, NC (WECT) – The Wilmington Fire Department responded to a call of a house fire Thursday around noon.
According to Fire Chief Tim Smith, it was a cooking fire.
Flames sparked in the home's oven after grease spilled out when someone put a turkey inside.
The flames were contained to the oven; however, firefighters at the scene stress that folks need to use extra caution while cooking Thanksgiving meals.
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