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When I saw this it hit close to home. My kitchen to be exact. You may already know this about oil/grease fires but someone you know, or your kids, may not.

A few years ago my oldest son decided to try out his culinary skills by cooking something (can't remember what) he got a taste for. Long story short, he starts a gre...ase fire and throws water on it. He suffered 3rd degree burns on his hand and damaged the kitchen.

When I received this in an email I thought I'd share it with our fans. I don't really like to forward emails to my contact list, even though this is worthy.

The following is the text that accompanied the video. Please have your kids watch this:

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 tossed 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. Read More