The picture opposite is an obvious merge of two pictures a nice clear kitchen and a flaming inferno. This is to show the true scale of a chip pan fire in a "normal sized kitchen".
The fire was started by the overheating of the oil which simulated an unattended fat fire, this fire was a fairly small fire at the initial stages and if the appropriate action had been taken the fire would have been extinguished safely. However when a very small amount of water was added to the oil the resulting fire occurred. This fire is caused by the added water being super heated and instantly turning to steam, the steam expands and takes the oil with it in an explosive reaction.
NEVER PUT WATER ON A CHIP PAN FIRE
