So FUNNY Story Involving Fire and MySpace

[emclements]

(x-posted on myspaceLast year when we were living in the condo near Hood School I started making something for dinner with the stove. I accidentally turned on the wrong burner and a potholder I left next to the stove caught on fire as a result. I would have caught it, too, but for the fact that I'd gone into the living room to do something (I don't

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[khittie]

that's actually a potentially dangerous way to put out a fire, but it probably worked all right because it was a small amount of oil. according to online sources (city firefighter website) small kitchen grease fires should be put out with the following methods:
Using another pan to cover the pan of grease that is burning.

Covering the burning grease with baking soda that is not stored adjacent to the stove.

Using a proper, readily available fire extinguisher to fight the fire with a dry chemical or CO2.

i haven't had anything catch on fire on me yet, but i leave water to boil unattended all the time and it makes my mother nervous. i don't usually leave other things by themselves though. of course things only seem to catch on fire the one time you walk away from the stove for just a minute. =P
anyway, glad you didn't burn the place down and no one got hurt. hot oil is nasty stuff.