On Sun, 15 Sep 2013 16:11:33 -0700, "Bob F"
wrote:

micky wrote:
The Kidde was for a fire in the oven. Worked fine. 10 or 15 years
old. It would have been hard to test it without letting a lot out.


I was told by an appliance repairman once that the best way to put out an oven
fire was to close the door.

Probably.

I think in this case the door was closed when the fire started.