Grease Fires In Your Camden County Home

4/6/2018 (Permalink)

Cooking with greases is a normal occurrence when in a kitchen a kitchen can get dangerous when you have a grease fire. Grease fires happen when the grease you are cooking with becomes too hot and catches on fire. A grease fire can be devastating to a home. If you happen to get a grease fire here a some tips:

Turn the Heat Off - Don't try to move the pot. You might accidentally splash yourself or your kitchen with burning oil. And that would be bad.
• Cover the Pot with a Metal Lid - Fire cannot exist in the absence of oxygen. With the lid on (and the heat off), the fire should quickly consume all the oxygen and put itself out. Use a metal lid since glass will shatter.
• Pour on Baking Soda - Baking soda will extinguish grease fires, but only if they're small. It takes a lot of baking soda to do the job.
• Spray the Pot with a Class B Dry Chemical Fire Extinguisher - This is your last resort, as fire extinguishers will contaminate your kitchen. Still, it's better than the alternative if the fire is getting out of control.

If you have soot or smoke damage be sure to call the experts at SERVPRO of Mount Ephraim Bellmawr at (856)-349-7318.