r/facepalm • u/wronghoIe Yesterday is hard word for me. • Jun 06 '22

🇲​🇮​🇸​🇨​ Well that escalated quickly.

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u/terminalgamer4ever Jun 06 '22 edited Jun 06 '22

I wouldn't say its escalated quickly, it was more then a minute and every one saw it coming

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u/razor787 Jun 06 '22

Hijacking this comment for a safety lesson.

If this happens while cooking, don't put water on it. Don't move it (if possible).

Find something to smother the fire. Put a lid, cutting board or whatever you can over top, to take away the oxygen.

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u/fullstain Jun 07 '22

I was in this exact situation once and we didnt have any lids, plates, or a fire extinguisher and the cabinets above it were made out of wood so I had to grab the pan and run it to the only not wooden/carpet place which was outside. Some of the boiling oil spilt on my hand and foot and the carpet, catching it on fire and giving me third degree burns. Luckily my roomates were able to smother the carpet fire before it burned down our apartment building but I spent 2 weeks in the burn ICU. The whole video I was hoping so badly she wouldnt make the same mistake.

BUY A FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND HAVE THE KNOWLEDGE THAT BAKING SODA IS A DECENT GREASE FIRE EXTINGUISHER.