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For PAN FIRES

on top of the stove:
1 TURN OFF HEAT.

 
 
 
 
    

But if fire
ignites nearby
combustibles

(or threatens to) :

Try smothering flame by covering
2 fire with a pan cover. It should
completely cover pan. Watch out
for yourself and your clothing. © Get everyone
out of the house.
3 If pan cover doesn’t work,

: roe @ Close kitchen door
use your fire extinguisher

dsr ichenieal b to prevent the fire
( th alee aiinaaaiiae => from spreading .. .
dioxide type) . % then geroat —
@ ANDCALL YOUR
\ —or for FIRE DEPARTMENT!

OVEN
JZ FIRES:

] TURN OFF HEAT.

NEVER:

% never risk carrying out a burning pan.
% never put water on grease fires
... it will spatter and spread flames.

Try smothering flame by closing
oven door for a few moments.

If this doesn’t work, open oven door a 2

3 crack and use your fire extinguisher ses and never iry to fight
(dry chemical or carbon dioxide type) . s «
Open oven door as little as possible. anything but a small fire!

 

 

   
  
 
 
    
 

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labeled“UL” ( Underwriters’ Laboratories), aa
“ULC” (Underwriters’ Laboratories of Canada),
“FM” (FactoryMutual),

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EXTINGUISHER?

  

 

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Know how to use extinguisher ae tional clearing house of fire safety information.

 

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