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zooks

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22. Wow that is scary. I unplug my toaster now but only because I rarely use it
Thu Nov 15, 2018, 05:40 PM
Nov 2018

so its put in a cupboard but I use to leave it plugged in all the time. sheesh

Except you're not supposed to open an oven door if there's a fire. pnwmom Nov 2018 #1
Interesting info but the article refers to a regular oven which has a heavy door zooks Nov 2018 #2
Well, if your door was ALREADY open, that would be different. pnwmom Nov 2018 #5
Mine is wrapped in alum foil, in plain sight. Good idea Zooks irisblue Nov 2018 #3
Smart advise, as well as that in another post about opening the oven door (don't) and ... SWBTATTReg Nov 2018 #4
Honestly I would take that box from the fridge and put it in a container zooks Nov 2018 #9
Similar story Nictuku Nov 2018 #6
Fire blankets? Shanti Mama Nov 2018 #7
I know of them but never knew anyone who had one. zooks Nov 2018 #8
The handheld extinguishers are really easy eallen Nov 2018 #10
We have the PASS instructions posted by the extinguisher... displacedtexan Nov 2018 #11
And remember you have maybe Sherman A1 Nov 2018 #12
Good advice! I also have a 25lb container of flour in the kitchen. displacedtexan Nov 2018 #14
Flour is flammable. And flour dust is explosive. eallen Nov 2018 #15
My mother used it for small grease fires on the stove top. displacedtexan Nov 2018 #23
The air quality is horrible. SF State is closed, but my daughter's public high school isn't. deurbano Nov 2018 #33
It's terrible in Sacramento today, too. Silver Gaia Nov 2018 #34
It's up to 313 in the Hazardous range in Sac now. Silver Gaia Nov 2018 #37
Apparently the message from the school district was that SF schools are closed tomorrow. deurbano Nov 2018 #36
My experience jaxind Nov 2018 #13
That happened to me and I did the same thing! BigmanPigman Nov 2018 #16
A fire hydrant? Tipperary Nov 2018 #24
Extinguisher...you know what I meant. BigmanPigman Nov 2018 #25
They are really easy. Seriously, watch a YouTube. Tipperary Nov 2018 #40
I have one just for the kitchen, BigmanPigman Nov 2018 #41
Yeah, there is a little arrow that moves from green into the red. Tipperary Nov 2018 #42
Had something like that happen before shanti Nov 2018 #39
I've put out kitchen grease fires with salt. n/t Mr.Bill Nov 2018 #17
Good to know but but having a full container set aside to put out a fire zooks Nov 2018 #21
most heavy powders will work for this. cab67 Nov 2018 #18
I've heard that flour is dangerous. Never knew about corn starch zooks Nov 2018 #19
People should know how to use extinguishers. Tipperary Nov 2018 #26
People react differently. I'm no spring chicken but I froze when I was suddenly zooks Nov 2018 #29
One has to consider the cost. Extinguishers might be the best but not zooks Nov 2018 #30
flour and corn starch are flammable. cab67 Nov 2018 #35
Toaster Ovens moreland01 Nov 2018 #20
Wow that is scary. I unplug my toaster now but only because I rarely use it zooks Nov 2018 #22
Toasters are equally dangerous. llmart Nov 2018 #28
after some popcorn i was reheating caught fire. i do not leave them unless on bake. pansypoo53219 Nov 2018 #27
Thanks for posting this. PoindexterOglethorpe Nov 2018 #31
Our mailman saved my life by doing this when I was home alone as a teenager. Silver Gaia Nov 2018 #32
Good thing you caught in time Meowmee Nov 2018 #38
When disaster almost struck at my place, I couldn't figure out my extinguisher either ecstatic Nov 2018 #43
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