Firefighters are cautioning the public of kitchen fire hazards after Yakima Fire Department (YFD) crews recently put out two fires that started from an unattended stove top burner. Reports said the fire department received word of a kitchen fire around 12:40 p.m. Thursday at a motel in the 1900 block of N 1st Street. Fire crews said the smoke was coming from the door of one motel room upon arrival. The resident had tried to extinguish the fire himself, causing the oil and fire to spread rapidly in the kitchen. Fire officials said he was able to escape safely and used fire extinguishers from around the motel complex to slow the fire until crews arrived.