Who nerfed kitchen fires and when did this happen?

Deaths are meant to be more controllable while still integrated in the emotion system. While you can't control whether or not a fire breaks out when cooking or by a fireplace, for or deaths, you can. For example in order for your sim to be electrocuted, they must be dazed in the first place before repairing an electronic. You also need certain moodlets/emotions for deaths like cowplant or woohoo.