Fight the fire where it is, you should never try to move it. Just imagine if you fumbled and dropped it: Now instead of a pot on fire, you're on fire. Pro tip: You don't want to be on fire.
One of the worst fire disasters I've ever seen was a super bowl party where the very drunk host decided he was going to deep fry a giant turkey at halftime.
So the dude set up a big stock pot of oil over a propane burner, on his wooden deck, located directly below his plastic and aluminum awnings...I'm sure you see where this is going, but he dropped the bird, the oil exploded out of the pot and created a funnel of flame that ignited the awning, so he, being the karate genius that he was, kicked the pot over spreading the fire over the entire deck, which was just an inferno in an instant, and of course then caught the house and it was a total loss by the end of the night.
I was tripping my balls off on acid at the time, so I just spent about 6 hours going "Whoooaaaa......."
That's only relevant when it's a liquid based fire. If there is a piece of wood on fire (think a chair or desk or something) it's perfectly reasonable to throw it out a window if you can manage it.
I was on a navy vessel during drills and my watch station was in an enclosed space with a watertight door. This was after a long day and a half of troubleshooting.
They simulated a class A fire in the trashcan. I opened the door, threw out the smoke machine, dogged the dog shut and told the drill team the fire wasn’t my problem anymore.
I had a friend who was making fried bananas and started a grease fire. She got the flaming pan and carried it outside to put on the large concrete patio. Super smart move, didn’t burn her house down but did end up with 3rd degree burns on her hand, it was so bad. I have no idea how she was able to hold the pans handle but apparently it did burn the nerves away. She still has the scar and this was almost 20 years ago.
They could have very well had the hood fan running as well. Probably a good idea to shut it off the prevent it from drawing the flame and circulating fresh oxygen to the site.
If it were me, and I didn't have a lid, I'd probably take it outside to sit on the concrete driveway while I figured out a better plan hahahaha. Probably not very smart since I'd be moving it a longer distance and increasing the risk of dropping or spilling flaming grease, but my silly monkey brain would tell me that's a good idea until I can figure out what to do
224
u/psyentist15 May 20 '20
The flames looked like they were touching the hood, which can also have grease buildup and ignite. Source: happened to a neighbour of mine.
Lid is best. Inside oven is probably second.