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Instructions for helping yourself

Cooking oil or kitchen fire

What to do

  1. Leave and warn others. Call from safety.
  2. Child/person needing assistance: accompany only along safe exit, no re-entry. Unable to escape: give exact location/mobility to rescue. No improvised rope/unsafe stair carrying.
  3. Turn heat off only without approaching flames or delaying escape.
  4. Oil/pan: never water or moving pan. Burning oven/microwave: do not open to inspect/fight. Leave/report. Gas smell: no switches. Use gas guide.

What to avoid

  1. No water, no moving the pan, no firefighting attempt.
Smoke inhalation: warning signsExit blocked: trappedGas smellBurn: cool and coverBreathing difficulty