Originally Posted by Matt J
Tackling a fire is not wise unless trained to do so.
true. especially a chip pan fire with a blanket or tea towel - heaven forbid a dripping wet one that they think will be better
who has a pan of fat on a ring these days anyway? surely all the northeners that eat fried stuff all the time

have a deep fat fryer with a thermostat? as i understand it, unless the thermostat is faulty, the oil should not be able to get hot enough to burn with those?