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Woman Tries To Cook Brisket In Bathtub, Starts Fire

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (KDKA) -- Firefighters in Tennessee have issued a warning after a Knoxville woman tried to cook a brisket in her bathtub and started a fire.

According to CBS affiliate WVLT, investigators said water from the tub poured on the neighbors below.

Fire officials said the woman had tried to cook a brisket in a fiberglass bathtub and had an open flame sitting in the bottom of the tub.

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Firefighters used the shower head to extinguish the melting fiberglass.

No one was hurt.

Officials wrote in a press release, "Now, this may sound tempting and tasty, but now comes our public service announcement; 'THIS IS NOT A SAFE PRACTICE, AND OVER 50% OF RESIDENTIAL FIRES INVOLVE COOKING.'"

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