▁the ▁household ▁air ▁poll ution ▁caused ▁by ▁the ▁in efficient ▁use ▁of ▁solid ▁fu els ▁( 2 0 1 2 ▁data ). " ▁ ▁F uel ▁is ▁was ted , ▁as ▁heat ▁is ▁allowed ▁to ▁escape ▁into ▁the ▁open ▁air . ▁This ▁requires ▁the ▁user ▁to ▁gather ▁more ▁fuel ▁and ▁may ▁result ▁in ▁increased ▁def or est ation ▁if ▁wood ▁is ▁used ▁for ▁fuel . ▁ ▁Only ▁one ▁cook ing ▁pot ▁can ▁be ▁used ▁at ▁a ▁time . ▁ ▁The ▁use ▁of ▁an ▁open ▁fire ▁creates ▁a ▁risk ▁of ▁burn s ▁and ▁sc ald s . ▁Part icular ly ▁when ▁the ▁st ove ▁is ▁used ▁ind o ors , ▁cr amp ed ▁conditions ▁make ▁adult s ▁and ▁particularly ▁children ▁sus cept ible ▁to ▁falling ▁or ▁ste pping ▁into ▁the ▁fire ▁and ▁receiving ▁burn s . ▁Additionally , ▁accident al ▁sp ills ▁of ▁bo iling ▁water ▁may ▁result ▁in ▁sc ald ing , ▁and ▁blow ing ▁on ▁the ▁fire ▁to ▁supply ▁o xygen ▁may ▁dis charge ▁burning ▁em bers ▁and ▁cause ▁eye ▁inj uries . ▁ ▁Im pro ved ▁st ov es ▁and ▁other ▁measures ▁ ▁The ▁World ▁Health ▁Organ ization ▁has ▁documented ▁the ▁significant ▁number ▁of ▁death s ▁caused ▁by ▁smoke ▁from ▁home ▁fires . ▁The ▁negative ▁impact s ▁can ▁be ▁reduced ▁by ▁using ▁improved ▁cook ▁st ov es , ▁improved ▁fu els ▁( e . g . ▁bi og as , ▁or ▁k eros ene ▁instead ▁of ▁d ung ), ▁changes ▁to ▁the ▁environment ▁( e . g . ▁use ▁of ▁a