Safety Advice
Smoke alarm - buy a smoke alarm fitted with a ‘hush button’ which can silence the alarm instantly should it activate accidentally & does not necessitate the removal of the battery (except to change for a new one).
Fire Blanket - consider having a fire blanket in your kitchen, mounted on the wall where you can get to it easily & quickly.
1) call 999 immediately
2) never move the pan
3) turn off the heat but only if it is safe do so
4) never use water on a chip pan fire as this will create a fireball.
Kitchen Fire - if you have a fire in the kitchen, do not take risks - get everybody out of the house & call 999. If a pan catches fire:
1) do not move it - it is likely to be very hot
2) turn off the heat but only if safe to do so & never lean over a pan to reach the controls
3) if you have a fire blanket, put it over the pan
4) do not use a fire extinguisher on a pan of oil - the force of the extinguisher can spread the fire
5) if you have managed to extinguish the fire, allow the pan to cool completely.
Electrical Fire - if you have an electrical fire in the kitchen, do not take risks - get everybody out of the house & call 999 :
1) pull the plug out or switch off the power at the fuse box - this may be enough to extinguish the fire immedi- ately
2) smother the fire with a fire blanket or use a dry pow- der or carbon dioxide extinguisher
30 remember: never use water on an electrical fire.
5
