Water on a grease fire is your worst nightmare
Our first reaction when a fire is to put it out by throwing water over it; isn’t that true? This is where your reflex actions might just put you in an uglier situation if it is a grease fire. Most kitchen accidents indicate grease fires can worsen if one tries to put them out using water.
Are you wondering what the flaw in your logic is? Isn’t throwing water the right thing to do? Remember the last time you accidentally dropped a few drops of water in scorching hot oil while frying something. The oil starts to splatter and goes berserk. Imagine if you throw water on hot oil so hot that it burns? Exactly, the result would be pretty destructive. Your best bet would be to suffocate the fire or use carbon-dioxide releasing agents that don’t have moisture.