On Wed, 8 Oct 2008 09:05:16 -0400, jack wrote:

Just in general, it would be a good idea to have a fire extinquisher in the
house. We have 4. Never used them.

Hi Jack,

I used up TWO of the household ABC fire extinguishers to no avail before
calling the fire department. This is a picture of the exact fire
extinguisher used (this picture is from a previous repair)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/donnaoh...7603933515835/

I've concluded ABC fire extinguishers are useless on oven fires!

This is what the oven looked like afterward
http://www.flickr.com/photos/donnaohl/2923845896/