How To Put Out a Kitchen Oil Fire

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 a10 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 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. Or better yet, send this to them.

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• pan
• fire
• oil
• kitchen
• safety

[janusxx2]

A+ for drama.

[seeker07]

@littleperrie1234 she got burned by the fire

[Wuud52]

@littleperrie1234 Really? I cannot believe you are serious. Hope your life goes perfectly though.

[littleperrie1234]

WTF IS WRONG WITH HER NOSE!!??!!

[zenmachinefilms]

Effective PSA. 

[efsq]

"Also, do not throw sugar or flour on a grease fire. One cup creates the explosive force of two sticks of dynamite" I really want to try that out

[disorganizedorg]

I would think that a plate or cookie sheet would be quicker and create a better seal, without the risk of dripping water spattering small amounts of oil.

[AssaultCrusader]

My science teacher told me as the water turns into steam, it carries small grease particles in it, but because it is so small it instantly lights on fire.