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Kitchen Oil Fire
A friend sent me this video about how NOT to handle an oil fire in the
kitchen. Although your instinct may be to throw water on oil that is
burning in a pan, it is probably the worse thing you can do. The water,
being heaver than oil, will sink to the bottom of the container where it
will be superheated and converted to a blast of steam. That will blow the
burning oil up and out of the pan and cause an even worse problem. The
video is worth watching!
Don't try to smother a fire with sugar or flour or any other substance
that may burn. You can try to smother it with a non flammable substance
but your best bet is to
call 911 and get out of the way!
Video - kitchen_oil_fire.wmv (14Mb)