it's in the process of healing right now. >> reporter: it's a lesson evelyn fernandez learned the hard way when she left a combustible can between her stove burners while making caused the stove to explode. then i felt the flames hit my face. >> reporter: after multiple surgeries and a month in the hospital, evelyn says she is still dealing with physical and emotional scars that will last a lifetime. so let's talk turkey safety. no matter how distracted you are this holiday, experts say when in the kitchen, always pay attention! unattended cooking is the leading cause of house fires. >> if you have to leave the kitchen, call in reinforcements. assign somebody to keep an eye on the cooking at all times. >> reporter: never douse a cooking fire with water or flour. instead, this firefighter placed another pan on top of the fire to extinguish the flames. if you like to deep fry your turkey, make sure it's away from your house. don't put it in a porch or a garage. the turkey should be patted dry and don't overfill the oil and check the temperature the golden rule says experts never walk awa

. >> reporter: it's a lesson evelyn fernandez learned the hard way when she left a combustible can between her burners while making dinners for her family. >> the pam spray exploded which caused the stove to explode. then i felt the flames hit my face. >> reporter: let's talk turkey safety. no matter how distracted you are this holiday, experts say when in thei pay attention. unattended cooking is the leading cause of house fires. never douse it with water or flour. this firefighter placed another pan on top of the fire to extinguish the flame. if you like to deep-fry your turkey, make sure it's away from your house. don't put it on a porch or in a garage. the turkey should be defrosted and dry. do not overfill the oil and check golden rule, never walk away while you're cooking. >> good reminders. so thanksgiving is tomorrow. but we are already on the countdown for christmas! >> we are? [ laughter ] >> tonight at the phoenix zoo, they're set to light up the holidays. paul horton is there live. last time you had a lot of flakes on your shoulders! has ended hereof at zoo. yes -- here at zoo.

. >> reporter: it's a lesson evelyn fernandez learned the hard way when she left a combustible can between her stove burners while making dinner for her family. >> the pan exploded, which caused the stove to explode. then i felt the flames hit my face. >> reporter: after multiple hospital, evelyn says she is still dealing with physical and emotional scars that will last a lifetime. so let's talk turkey safety. no matter how distracted you are this holiday, experts say when in the kitchen, always pay attention! unattended cooking is the leading cause of house fires. >> if you have to leave the kitchen, call in reinforcements. assign somebody to keep an eye on the cooking at all times. >> reporter: never douse a cooking fire with water or placed another pan on top of the fire to extinguish the flames. if you like to deep fire your turkey, make sure it's away from your house. don't put it in a porch or a garage. the turkey should be patted dry and don't overfill the oil and check the temperature frequently. the golden rule says experts never walk away while you're cooking. hena daniels, cbs n

. >> reporter: it's a lesson evelyn fernandez learned the hard way when she left a combustible can between her stove burners while making dinner for her family. >> the panel spray exploded, which caused the stove to face. >> reporter: after multiple surgeries and a month in the hospital, evelyn says she is still dealing with physical and emotional scars that will also a lifetime. so let's talk turkey safety. no matter how distracted you are this holiday, experts say when in the kitchen, always pay attention. unattended cooking is the leading cause of house fires. >> if you have to leave the kitchen, call in >> reporter: never douse a cooking fire with water or flour. instead, this firefighter placed another pan on top of the fire to extinguish the flames. and if you like to deep fry your turkey, make sure it's away from your house. don't put it on a porch or in a garage. the turkey should be defrosted and patted dry. do not overfill the oil, and make sure to check the temperature frequently. the golden rule, say experts, never walk away cooking. hena daniels, cbs news. >>> the latest on ge

. >> reporter: it's a lesson evelyn fernandez learned the hard way when she left a combustible can between her stove dinner while making dinner for her family. >> the pan exploded, which caused the stove to explode. then i felt the flames hit my face. >> reporter: after multiple hospital, evelyn says she is still dealing with physical and emotional scars that will last a lifetime. so let's talk turkey safety. no matter how distracted you are this holiday, experts say when in the kitchen, always pay attention! unattended cooking is the leading cause of house fires. >> if you have to leave the kitchen, call in reinforcement at all times. >> reporter: this firefighter placed another pan on top of the fire to extinguish the flames. if you like to deep fire the turkey, make sure it's away from your house. don't put it in a porch or a garage and the turkey should be patted dry and don't overfill the oil and check the temperature frequently. the golden rule says experts never walk away while you're cooking. hena daniels, cbs news. i'm anne-marie green. this is the "cbs morning news." . it's looki

. >> reporter: it's a lesson evelyn fernandez learned the hard way when she left a combustible can between her stove dinner while making dinner for her family. >> the pan exploded, which then i felt the flames hit my face. >> reporter: after multiple surgeries and a month in the hospital, evelyn says she is still dealing with physical and emotional scars that will last a lifetime. so let's talk turkey safety. no matter how distracted you are this holiday, experts say when in the kitchen, always pay attention! unattended cooking is the leading cause of house fires. >> if you have to leave the kitchen, assign somebody in the kitchen at all times. >> reporter: this firefighter placed another pan on top of the fire to extinguish the flames. if you like to deep fire the turkey, make sure it's away from your house. don't put it in a porch or a garage and the turkey should be patted dry and don't overfill the oil and check the temperature frequently. never walk away while you're cooking. hena daniels, cbs news. >> very good advice. i'm anne-marie green. this is the "cbs morning news." . it's look

. >> reporter: it's a lesson evelyn fernandez learned the hard way when she left a combustible can between her stove burners while making dinner for her family. >> the pan exploded, which caused the stove to explode. then i felt the flames hit my face. hospital, evelyn says she is still dealing with physical and emotional scars that will last a lifetime. so let's talk turkey safety. no matter how distracted you are this holiday, experts say when in the kitchen, always pay attention! unattended cooking is the leading cause of house fires. >> if you have to leave the kitchen, call in reinforcements. assign somebody to keep an eye on the cooking at all times. cooking fire with water or flour. instead, this firefighter placed another pan on top of the fire to extinguish the flames. if you like to deep fire your turkey, make sure it's away from your house. don't put it in a porch or a garage. the turkey should be patted dry and don't overfill the oil and check the temperature frequently. the golden rule says experts never walk away while you're cooking. hena daniels, cbs news. >> very good advi

. >> reporter: it's a lesson evelyn fernandez learned the hard way when she left a combustible can between her stove dinner while making dinner for her family. >> the pan exploded, which caused the stove to explode. then i felt the flames hit my hospital, evelyn says she is still dealing with physical and emotional scars that will last a lifetime. so let's talk turkey safety. no matter how distracted you are this holiday, experts say when in the kitchen, always pay attention! unattended cooking is the leading cause of house fires. >> if you have to leave the kitchen, call in assign somebody in the kitchen at all times. >> reporter: this firefighter placed another pan on top of the fire to extinguish the flames. if you like to deep fire the turkey, make sure it's away from your house. don't put it in a porch or a garage and the turkey should be patted dry and don't overfill the oil and check the temperature frequently. the golden rule says experts never walk away while you're cooking. i'm anne-marie green. this is the "cbs morning news." . it's looking up not down. it's feeling up thinking

. >> reporter: it's a lesson evelyn fernandez learned the hard way when she left a combustible can between her stove burners while making dinner for her family. >> the pan exploded, which caused the stove to explode. then i felt the flames hit my face. hospital, evelyn says she is still dealing with physical and emotional scars that will last a lifetime. so let's talk turkey safety. no matter how distracted you are this holiday, experts say when in the kitchen, always pay attention! unattended cooking is the leading cause of house fires. >> if you have to leave the kitchen, call in reinforcements. assign somebody to keep an eye on the cooking at al >> reporter: never douse a cooking fire with water or flour. instead, this firefighter placed another pan on top of the fire to extinguish the flames. if you like to deep fire your turkey, make sure it's away from your house. don't put it in a porch or a garage. the turkey should be patted dry and don't overfill the oil and check the temperature frequently. the golden rule says experts never walk away while you're cooking. hena daniels, cbs news

. >> reporter: it's a lesson evelyn fernandez learned the hard way when she left a combustible can between her stove burners while making dinner for her family. >> the pan exploded, which caused the stove to explode. then i felt the flames hit my face. surgeries and a month in the hospital, evelyn says she is still dealing with physical and emotional scars that will last a lifetime. so let's talk turkey safety. no matter how distracted you are this holiday, experts say when in the kitchen, always pay attention! unattended cooking is the leading cause of house fires. >> if you have to leave the kitchen, call in reinforcements. assign somebody to keep an eye on c >> reporter: never douse a cooking fire with water or flour. instead, this firefighter placed another pan on top of the fire to extinguish the flames. if you like to deep fire your turkey, make sure it's away from your house. don't put it in a porch or a garage. the turkey should be patted dry and don't overfill the oil and check the temperature frequently. the golden rule says experts never walk away while you're cooking. hena dani

. >> reporter: it's a lesson evelyn fernandez learned the hard way when she left a combustible can between her >> the pam spray exploded which caused the stove to explode. then i felt the flames hit my face. >> reporter: so let's talk turkey safety. no matter how distracted you are this holiday, experts say when in the kitchen, always pay attention. unattended cooking is the leading cause of house fires. never douse a cooking fire with water or flour. instead, this firefighter placed another pan on top of their to extinguish the flames. and if you like to deep fry your turkey, make sure it's away from your house. don't put it on a porch or in a garage. the turkey should be defrosted and patted dry. do not overfill the oil and make sure to check the temperature frequently. the golden rule, say experts, never walk away while you are cooking. >> tia: well, evelyn spent a month in the hospital and had to also say you should keep surfaces free from grease buildup and keep flammable items like pot holders and paper towels away from stoves and also ovens. >> emergency rooms see a lot of turkey da

. >> reporter: it's a lesson evelyn fernandez learned the hard way when she left a combustible can between her stove burners while making dinner for her family. >> the pan exploded, which caused the stove to explode. then i felt the flames hit my face. hospital, evelyn says she is still dealing with physical and emotional scars that will last a lifetime. so let's talk turkey safety. no matter how distracted you are this holiday, experts say when in the kitchen, always pay attention! unattended cooking is the leading cause of house fires. >> if you have to leave the kitchen, call in reinforcements. assign somebody to keep an eye on the cooking at all times. cooking fire with water or flour. instead, this firefighter placed another pan on top of the fire to extinguish the flames. if you like to deep fire your turkey, make sure it's away from your house. don't put it in a porch or a garage. the turkey should be patted dry and don't overfill the oil and check the temperature frequently. the golden rule says experts never walk away while you're cooking. hena daniels, cbs news. ews." back. it's

. >> reporter: it's a lesson evelyn fernandez learned the hard way when she left a combustible can between her stove burners while making dinner for her family. >> the pan exploded, which caused the stove to explode. then i felt the flames hit my face. hospital, evelyn says she is still dealing with physical and emotional scars that will last a lifetime. so let's talk turkey safety. no matter how distracted you are this holiday, experts say when in the kitchen, always pay attention! unattended cooking is the leading cause of house fires. >> if you have to leave the kitchen, call in reinforcements. assign somebody to keep an eye on the cooking at all times. >> reporter: never douse a cooking fire with water or flour. instead, this firefighter placed another pan on top of the fire to extinguish the flames. if you like to deep fire your turkey, make sure it's away from your house. don't put it in a porch or a garage. the turkey should be patted dry and don't overfill the oil and check the temperature frequently. the golden rule says experts never walk away while you're cooking. hena daniels,

. >> reporter: it's a lesson evelyn fernandez learned the hard way when she left a combustible can between her stove dinner while making dinner for her family. >> the pan exploded, which caused the stove to explode. then i felt the flames hit my face. >> reporter: after multiple still dealing with physical and emotional scars that will last a lifetime. so let's talk turkey safety. no matter how distracted you are this holiday, experts say when in the kitchen, always pay attention! unattended cooking is the leading cause of house fires. >> if you have to leave the kitchen, call in reinforcements. assign somebody in the >> reporter: this firefighter placed another pan on top of the fire to extinguish the flames. if you like to deep fire the turkey, make sure it's away from your house. don't put it in a porch or a garage and the turkey should be patted dry and don't overfill the oil and check the temperature frequently. the golden rule says experts never walk away while you're cooking. i'm anne-marie green. this is the "cbs morning news." . it's looking up not down. it's feeling up thinking u

. >> reporter: it's a lesson evelyn fernandez learned the hard way when she left a combustible can between her stove dinner while making dinner for her family. >> the pan exploded, which caused the stove to explode. then i felt the flames hit my face. >> reporter: after multiple surgeries and a month in the hospital, evelyn says she is still dealing with physical and emotional scars that will last a lifetime. so let's talk turkey safety. no matter how distracted you are this holiday, experts say when in the kitchen, always pay attention! unattended cooking is the leading cause of house fires. >> if you have to leave the kitchen, call in reinforcements. assign somebody in the kitchen at all times. >> reporter: this firefighter placed another pan on top of the fire to extinguish the flames. if you like to deep fire the turkey, make sure it's away from your house. don't put it in a porch or a garage and the turkey should be patted dry and don't overfill the oil and check the temperature frequently. the golden rule says experts never walk away while you're cooking. hena daniels, cbs news. >> v

. >> reporter: it's a lesson evelyn fernandez learned the hard way when she left a combustible can between her stove burners while making dinner for her family. >> the pan exploded, which caused the stove to explode. then i felt the flames hit my face. >> reporter: after multiple surgeries and a month in the hospital, evelyn says she is still dealing with physical and emotional scars that will last a lifetime. so let's talk turkey safety. no matter how distracted you are this holiday, experts say when in the kitchen, always pay attention! unattended cooking is the leading cause of house fires. >> if you have to leave the kitchen, call in reinforcements. assign somebody to keep an eye on the cooking at all times. >> reporter: never douse a cooking fire with water or flour. instead, this firefighter placed another pan on top of the fire to extinguish the flames. if you like to deep fire your turkey, make sure it's away from your house. don't put it in a porch or a garage. the turkey should be patted dry and don't overfill the oil and check the temperature frequently. the golden rule says exp