"Andrew Gabriel" wrote in message
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Fire blanket is the ideal thing to have if you do any frying (shallow
or deep fat). You don't throw it on, you hold it up by the tapes/corners
to shield you as you approch the pan and then lay it over the top.
Practice with it (without a fire) before you need to use it for real.
If you ever get the opportunity to go on a proper fire training course
at work where you will put out such fires for real, leap at the chance.

Also, don't buy a domestic fire blanket. They are invariably too small to
protect you from the fire. Buy a really big one from a commercial supplier.

... However, a fire extinguisher is almost completely
useless unless you have been trained to use it. ...

They are not a great deal more use in the hands of someone trained in their
use, unless the fire is very small.

Colin Bignell