A friend recently sent me the attached short video it is well worth watching! And it could save your life.

I never realized that a wet tea towel can be a one-size, fits-all lid to cover a fire in a pot or pan!

This is a dramatic video (30-second, very short) about how to deal with a common kitchen fire ...oil in a pot or frying pan.

It's a real eye-opener!!

At Fire Fighting Training school they demonstrate this with a deep fat fryer set on the fire field.

An instructor dons a fire suit and using an 8 oz cup at the end of a 10-foot pole tosses water onto the oil fire.

The results gets 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. In an open field it becomes a 10 metre high fireball.

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 an oil 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.

Or better yet, send them the link to this page.

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A kitchen oil fire (WMV file 1MB) please note the default sound on this video is set to VERY LOUD