I never realized that a wet dishcloth can be a one size fits all lid to
cover a fire in a pan! This is a dramatic video (30-second, very short)
about how to deal with a common kitchen fire ... oil in a
frying pan.
Read the following introduction, then watch the show ... It's a real
eye-opener!!
At the Fire-Fighting Training school
they would demonstrate this with a
deep fat fryer set on the fire field. An instructor would don a
fire suit and using an 8 oz cup at the end of a 10 foot pole toss water
onto the grease fire. The results got the attention of the students.
The water, being heavier than oil, sinks to the
bottom where it instantly becomes superheated. The explosive force of
the steam blows the
burning oil up and
out. On the open field, it became a thirty foot high fireball that
resembled a nuclear blast. Inside the confines of a kitchen, the fire
ball hits the ceiling and fills the entire room. Also, do not throw
sugar or flour on a grease fire. One cup of either creates
the explosive force of two sticks of dynamite. This is a powerful
message----watch the video and don't forget what you see. Tell your
whole family about this video. If you have children, grand children,
niece, nephew or even friends with children please share this, Or
better yet, send this to them.
Fire kills. You can prevent it.