Don't make my mistake...

I know as I write it, it sounds idiotic, but we have an electric ignition gas stove -- there is no pilot light. We have put tons of things on the stove (6 burner stove and never had a problem.) On Thursday after the kids' baths, my DH put the bathtub on the stove and somehow between 6:30am and 7am Friday morning it caught on fire and now we have a major clean up on our hands. This means that the stovetop had to throw a spark and their had to be gas (which means the stove must have had a slow gas leak). Fortunately, no one was hurt. The twins and I got out of the house along with the dog, and the fire was contained to the stovetop/bathtub and was out before the fire department arrived. But it has made a mess of the house!

We used to have a fire extinguisher but when we moved the moving company wouldn't ship it so we left it behind. I'm buying another of those. The fire alarm was going off but I couldn't hear it in the back of the house -- so we're going to get another annunciator for the alarm in the back of the house. The alarm company didn't call in the alarm...so I have to figure out what went wrong there!

Anyway, moral of the story, NOTHING on the stove, EVER!

Sotto

 

Glad you are all ok and that the damage was not extensive. Some of life's best lessons are those close calls! ardon:

 

Wow. I'm so glad everyone is fine. As a victim of a fully totalling house fire I am really afraid of fire. I know the devastation and how easy it can happen. Don't beat yourself up.

 

How scary! I am glad everyone got out okay!

 

How scary! Glad everyone is okay!

 

oh my goodness, just glad u are all ok

 

Thank you so much for the kind reminder....We moved last year...and haven't put Fire extinguishers in our new home as of yet...but We will this week. Thank you so much! I am glad that everyone in your household got out ok!


Missy