This is going to be more of a life pro tip, but trying to reach the largest audience here.

Just had a frantic neighbour knocking at my door saying there is a fire in her oven.

I was over there in under 60 seconds with the fire extinguisher. There was a pot of oil on fire wedged between the element and the rack. No way to quickly and safely remove it, so I blasted it.

If I had tried to remove the pan, it’s likely it would have ended up spilling burning oil everywhere and making the situation much worse. Now they just have a house full of dust to clean.

Will replace our extinguisher today and am considering buying a few more to gift this Christmas.

  • funkless_eck
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    1 year ago

    the house is filled with your stuff which includes your physical body which includes your lungs which doesn’t like fire or smoke all that much

    • Fizz@lemmy.nz
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      1 year ago

      If there’s a fire I leave and my stuff is covered by insurance. Fire extinguisher are a good purchase if you live in an apartment or have stuff inside your house that you care about but for me that doesnt apply.