DEAR ABBY: Your recent suggestion of giving a fire extinguisher as a gift to newlyweds was excellent.
Many people (myself included) put the fire extinguisher in a cabinet directly over the stove to have it handy. This is the worst possible place if a fire starts in or on the stove, since you may not be able to get to the fire extinguisher because of the flames.
This was pointed out by a local fireman at a lecture on fire safety. Of those present at the lecture, the majority who had an extinguisher in the kitchen had it over the stove. -- MARY G. BOURQUE, LAKEVILLE, MASS.
DEAR MARY: Excuse me, I'm going to my kitchen to see where the fire extinguisher is. ...
... I'm back, and sure enough, it was right over the stove, so I moved it to the opposite corner of the kitchen
Thank you for a valuable suggestion to share with my readers.