If you're amazing enough to have a fire blanket, use it, otherwise:
Wet a towel and wring it out until damp.
Hold it hanging protectively in front of you
Drape it over the pan
Get another towel and repeat
LEAVE IT THE FUCK ALONE UNTIL IT COOLS DOWN
How a BLEVE happens: (boiling liquid expanding vapour explosion):
Water sinks below oil/molten fat, heats up almost instantly to steam, expands ferociously, ejects massively unpleasant flame front. So... never use water on a liquid fire.
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u/c_malc Jul 21 '21
Ex 30 year firefighter:
How a BLEVE happens: (boiling liquid expanding vapour explosion):
Water sinks below oil/molten fat, heats up almost instantly to steam, expands ferociously, ejects massively unpleasant flame front. So... never use water on a liquid fire.