Ed

Anne was cooking dins this evening (pan fried tuna) and had the fry pan dry and very very hot. She added a bit of olive oil, quick as a flash it vapourised in the hot pan and caught fire. I've never seen a kitchen fire. I thought the place was going to go up - the flames were leaping 3 - 4 feet out the pan, Anne shrieked and ran out the kitchen, I went to grab a damp tea towel but by that time the oil had burned off and the flames subsided. It was the speed of the fire that was so shocking - booomf, huge ball of flames. Left a huge cloud of smoke in the kitchen, I soon dispersed it all - and then it suddenly struck me - this house has no smoke alarm.

I think ours from the last house are in the storage container, guess where I'm going tomorrow.