Scenes from a fire, Bayou Cane.
I don’t intend for my blog to be a public service announcement, but in this case, I feel like it’s necessary. After leaving a grease fire unattended, the person who was cooking (not pictured) attempted to put it out by pouring water on it. Water is probably the worst possible thing you could put on a grease fire, as it spreads the grease and allows it to burn other things.
The kitchen fire quickly spread and destroyed the house, displacing the family of seven who lived there.
I can only imagine the amount of guilt and frustration the person who started it must be feeling. Personally, I didn’t know how to put out a grease fire before, and it easily could have been my home years before, when I would start small fires in my college apartment when attempting to cook eggs.
For those reading, the best thing to do is cover the pot with a lid, and turn off the burner. If the fire persists, call the fire department and don’t: pour water, flour, sugar, or baking soda on it, or attempt to throw it out a window. All will inevitably worsen the situation.
Firefighters at the Bayou Cane Fire Department.
Jonathan Foster sleeps before his flight to Alaska.
The temperature has been especially hot this past week, and fires are starting all around Cumberland County.
The danger of fires remained high Monday in the Cape Fear region because of gusty winds, low humidity and warm temperatures, according to the National Weather Service.
