During her Subathon on Twitch, Kjanecaron decided to cook something. But the food caught fire and she tried to put out the grease fire exactly the way you definitely shouldn’t.
Twitch streamer Kjanecaron held a Subathon for her 93,000 followers on Twitch. A stream marathon whose duration can be extended by new subscriptions, bits, and monetary donations. Included in the program was also the point “cooking,” which barely avoided turning into a disaster.
When the pan caught fire, panic ensued. The attempt to put it out only made things worse, and the streamer called for help.
A narrow escape from the kitchen fire
This is shown in the clip: In her kitchen, Kjanecaron sets up a camera so her viewers can watch her cook. In the clip, you can see the food in the pan on the stove smoking heavily and smoke alarms going off in the background. She removes the food from the pan and has to cough. Then, the contents of the pan suddenly catch fire. With her attempt to blow out the fire, she fails.
She then grabs the pan off the stove and holds it over the sink, where the contents come into contact with water. A flame erupts, which Kjanecaron comments with “Oh shit, fuck, fuck fuck.” She puts the pan back on the stove and shouts to the chat, “I don’t know what to do, guys.” Then she leaves the room, loudly calling for help and repeatedly emphasizing that she doesn’t know what to do and that she doesn’t have a fire extinguisher.
A few moments later, the fire in the pan has become so small that the streamer is able to pick up the pan and blow out the remaining flames. Clearly relieved, she places the hot object back into the sink and runs water over it. We’re embedding the video of the incident here:
This situation could have ended much worse. A grease fire is not to be taken lightly, and water is the absolute worst idea in this situation. Even if you spontaneously associate “water” with “putting it out.”
“At a temperature of 100°C, water turns to steam. If a stream of water is directed at boiling or burning fat, there is a sudden vaporization of the water. This will turn one liter of water into 1,700 liters!! of steam“, writes the fire department of Kirchberg on their website.
The steam disperses the burning fat and increases the surface area by about a thousand times, which can directly lead to an explosion. This creates a fireball that can spread throughout the entire kitchen.
Furthermore, the text from the Kirchberg fire department states: “This process happens within a fraction of a second. Therefore, a person who is immediately in front of the source of danger is in acute danger to life. A grease explosion can lead to life-threatening burns or even death. Even if a complete grease explosion does not occur, extreme steam can arise, which can also cause severe burns and scalds.
WARNING: DANGER TO LIFE!
Never extinguish burning (and extremely hot) fat with water!“
In the video by Stiftung Warentest, it is shown how to properly extinguish grease fires, electrical fires, and burning curtains. Inform yourselves on the website of the Kirchberg fire department about how to avoid such grease explosions and what extinguishing agents are appropriate.
As you can see, such a situation can end much worse. The streamer Kjanecaron was very lucky here. Players on reddit report that she apparently suffered burns on one hand. She spoke about the experience on the stream and showed her hand, which is smeared with cream in one spot.
Elsewhere, a 15-year-old celebrates in his Twitch streams with controlled fire. Crossmauz streams with a flamethrower and disco lights, and his clips go viral. In the community, the young streamer is celebrated for his special broadcasts.
