SAFETY Kitchen Fire... reminder for those of you cooking this Thanksgiving!

[Aloha2U]

Some of you may have already seen this, but it was recently sent to me and I thought I'd share it... read the following introduction, then click on the link and watch the video. – it may be the most important 30 seconds you have ever spent as it's a real eye-opener! 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.

 

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 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. Or better yet, send this to them.

 

 

[Michelle in MO]

Some of you may have already seen this, but it was recently sent to me and I thought I'd share it... read the following introduction, then click on the link and watch the video. – it may be the most important 30 seconds you have ever spent as it's a real eye-opener! 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.

 

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 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. Or better yet, send this to them.

 

 

 

My parents sent me this video a year ago! I made my girls watch it, too. It's a good warning.

[mcconnellboys]

This would be a good video for kids to see once they begin cooking in the kitchen, too! Thanks!

[Peek a Boo]

bump :D