Thanksgiving is a peak day for home cooking fires in the U.S.

MANCHESTER — Thanksgiving and the day before are the top two days in this country for potential cooking fires. Cooking causes an average of 158,400 home fires per year, which is 44 percent of all home fires in the United States.

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