FIRE!!!

I had a bit of excitement at work today. I had some students start a grease fire in the kitchen. They were trying to make fried ice cream but as you can tell, they used the smallest pan in the lab and filled in full of oil. They then put the ice cream in the oil and it overflowed all over and started on fire. Fortunately I was near by and was able to put it out before it did too much damage. I smothered it at first, but it just sent the flames down through the bottom of the stove and out the back so I had to call for the fire extinguisher. It is the first time in my whole life I have had to use a fire extinguisher. Because of all the smoke in the room after I put the fire out the fire alarm went off so then the whole school new about it. I'm not going to lie. I'm not going to lie it was a scary experience for me. I was shaking pretty badly when it was all over. But I handled it pretty well. My principal came in several times throughout the day to check on me to make sure I was okay and to tell me how amazed she was at how well I handled the situation. That made me feel good.

After we were allowed into the room I wouldn't let anyone clean up until after I had a picture. I was really happy I had my camera with me today. :)


The stove still works too.