Safety HINT: Kitchen Fire - Deadly

June 23, 2008

Such a simple safety hint. I knew about a pot lid, but who would have

thought a damp cloth would work???

On Sun, Jun 22, 2008 at 10:49 PM, Debbie S. Rooker <

debbie_s_rooker@...> wrote:

>

> Subject: Kitchen Fire - Deadly

> To: Undisclosed-Recipient@...

> Date: Sunday, June 22, 2008, 9:53 PM

>

> *Certainly I hope you never have a kitchen fire but if you

> do this might be of help......This is " NOT " one of Bill's jokes........bd*

>

> YOU MUST WATCH THIS VIDEO.......

>

> 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 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.

>

> .

>

--

Sara - Life is a journey- we choose the path.

June 23, 2008

There is no link to watch the video???

Kitchen Fire - Deadly