If a fire in the oven continues to smoke after you have shut it off, what should you do?

If a fire in the oven continues to smoke after you have shut it off, what should you do?

• A. Open the door and ventilate.
• B. Call the fire department.
• C. Ignore it.
• D. Turn the oven back on.

Answer: (B)

Persistent smoke after turning off the oven means burning material may still be smoldering and could flare up, so you want professional help to handle it safely. Opening the door would feed the fire with more oxygen and could cause a sudden flare-up, while ignoring it or turning the oven back on would not address the danger and could make things worse. The safest next step is to call the fire department so trained responders can extinguish the fire and protect everyone in the area. If you can do so safely, evacuate people from the kitchen and wait for help.

Persistent smoke after turning off the oven means burning material may still be smoldering and could flare up, so you want professional help to handle it safely. Opening the door would feed the fire with more oxygen and could cause a sudden flare-up, while ignoring it or turning the oven back on would not address the danger and could make things worse. The safest next step is to call the fire department so trained responders can extinguish the fire and protect everyone in the area. If you can do so safely, evacuate people from the kitchen and wait for help.