A Kitchen Oil Fire

This > is an excellent MUST SEE video. Very very short; but impacting! >Read the short article first. >Be > safe and consider sharing with your friends and > loved ones.. This > is the first time I heard of this simple fire > prevention idea... It's so simple and effective, > that I'm forwarding it to all my family and > friends. Kitchen Fire - Read > first > then watch > READ > BEFORE YOU WATCH THE > VIDEO!! Dear > Friends, > > I was Executive Director of the Institute >for Burn Medicine for San Diego > and Imperial Counties when we lived in >California . Besides raising the > money to establish a Burn Treatment Center >at the University Hospital > there, I conducted extensive public education >campaigns in > Burn > Prevention.. > > A friend recently sent me the attached >short video - and like an old > fire-horse, I heard the bell ring and >am rushing to send this excellent > prevention piece to each of you. It is >well worth watching! And it could > save your life. > > This is very stunning - please read first >and then watch the very short > clip. > > 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 a >10-foot pole to 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.