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The original was posted on /r/tifu by /u/schoolforapples on 2026-02-10 22:36:26+00:00.
I was going to fry some stuff for dinner but I was busy so I left to do some quick stuff while the oil was heating up (it was on medium high heat).
Got completely distracted and forgot about it for, what I think was, almost 30 min. When I suddenly remember leaving the heat on I go running towards the kitchen. The moment I see the kitchen door I know I majorly fucked up because I can only see red light coming through the door's crystal screen.
Open the door, oh what do I see? Huge ass flame coming from the pot and so much fucking smoke.
I completely freeze and all I can do is scream fire and try to warn my mom whose also home.
Thank god my mother was with me because if it had just been me I would have done nothing but panic and let the fire burn and consume.
She managed to put out the fire and, somehow, the kitchen wasn't really all that damaged. Thank god for modern kitchens and their fire insulation.
I feel horrible. First of all for leaving oil unattended, never leaving the kitchen again while I cook... Ever ever ever again. And second of all for no knowing what to do, all I did was stand there and panic. Also, how stupid can I be that I didn't even know how to properly work a fire extinguisher. I had one in my hands and I couldn't figure it out.
TL;DR: TIFU by leaving a pot full of oil burning unattended on high heat for almost 30 min and not knowing how to act or how to use a fire extinguisher. Everything was fine in the end, fire was put out quickly and not much was damaged.