This
is something good to show to your friends and loved ones. We had a mom of one
of the girls on our 16U softball team that threw water on a kitchen fire and
her whole house burned to the ground with her in it. This is a video that will
stick in your mind in that sort of crisis and will remind you never to throw
water on a grease fire.
*The
Key here is to use a towel that is not dripping wet...
wring
it out first!!!!
This
is the first time I heard of this simple fire prevention idea... It's so simple
and effective, that I'm forwarding it to all my family and friends.
*READ THIS BEFORE
YOU WATCH THE VIDEO!*
Dear
Friends,
I
was Executive Director of the Institute for Burn Medicine for San Diego and Imperial Counties when we lived in California. Besides raising the money
to establish a Burn Treatment Center at the University Hospital there, I conducted
extensive public education campaigns in Burn Prevention.
A
friend recently sent me the attached short video - and like an old fire-horse,
I heard the bell ring and am rushing to send this excellent prevention piece to
each of you. It is well worth watching!
And, it could save your life.
This
is very stunning - please read first and then watch the very short clip.
I
never realized that a wet dishcloth can be a one size fits all lid to cover a
fire in a pan!
This
is a dramatic video (30-second, very short) about how to deal with a common
kitchen fire...oil in a frying pan.
Read the following
Introduction, then watch the show...
It's a real
eye-opener!!
At
the Fire Fighting Training school, they would demonstrate
this with a deep fat fryer set on the fire field. An instructor would don a
fire suit and using an 8-oz. cup at the end of a 10-foot pole to toss water
onto the grease fire.
The
results got the attention of the students. The water, being heavier than oil,
sinks to the bottom where it instantly becomes superheated. The explosive force
of the steam blows the burning oil up and out. On the open field, it became a
thirty-foot high fireball that resembled a nuclear blast.
Inside
the confines of a kitchen, the fire ball hits the ceiling and fills the entire
room. Also, do not throw sugar or flour on a grease fire. One-cup of either
creates the explosive force of two sticks of dynamite.
This
is a powerful message...watch the video and don't forget what you see. Tell your whole family about this video.