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Do you have a fire extinguisher on hand? (lemmy.nz)

submitted 11 months ago by luthis@lemmy.nz to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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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.

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[-] Anonymouse@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago

I have one in the kitchen, garage and utility (furnace) room. 2 were given to me by my insurance agent! The 3rd one I bought for my garage because, duh!

[-] luthis@lemmy.nz 10 points 11 months ago

Nice! Hopefully you never use them, but just like an iguana it's better to have them and not need them.

[-] can@sh.itjust.works 2 points 11 months ago

That reminds me to shake my iguana

[-] luthis@lemmy.nz 1 points 11 months ago

Make sure you cork it first!

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