DAMAGE OF A GREASE FIRE

Fire Department demonstrates 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 a10 foot pole toss water onto the grease fire.

The results got the attention of the students. The water, being heavier than the 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 creates
the explosive force of two sticks of dynamite.

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Tips in case of a grease fire. Remain calm and follow these instructions:

1. - Turn off the heat.
2. - Run a cloth under water and ring it out.
3. - Cover the pan and wait for it to cool.

DON'T try and remove the pan.
DON'T throw water over the fire.