Okay about this moring my house caught on fire the stove was like all on fire me and my dad rush in take it out and i notice it was so close from hiting the gas tank.Blowing up the hole house this isnt first time last time the light caught on fire.

So i need tips on how to keep everything safe :S From fires like what i should put

Make sure you have fire extinguishers in the house, both the powder sort and foam. Be careful of the carbon dioxide extinguishers, when using those you have to be extremely careful where you hold the nozzle as it can end up with your hand being stuck to the nozzle itself.

Make sure you have a fire blanket within the kitchen, don't leave frying pans or deep fat fryers on when you leave the room, the fat in the pans heats up very quickly and is well-known for starting fires.

If you smoke cigarettes, don't leave them alight on the edge of the ashtray when you leave the room, one little draught can make them fall out and set fire to something nearby.

I smoke, however, I am paranoid about stubbing them out, especially before going to bed, I always put them in water before retiring for the night.

Do you know what started the fire, or did you just arrive in the kitchen to find the flames?

How fire start'd there was a little bit of oil in a pan some 1 left out and then kitchen turn'd into hell's kitchen

this isnt first time last time the light caught on fire and it took down alot of the roof and some of the floor

Sea....... this is getting a little weird, I already saw you saying this same week that there was a ghost in your room..... and now you say you had a house fire..... again..... what's gonna be next? A meteor falling in your back yard? A hurricane? A black hole in your bathroom? George W. Bush dancing to disco music in your bedroom? No rly....

Wow, that is awful. My house burned to the ground a few years ago, and killed our cats.

I'm very sorry to hear that.

First of all, make sure your smoke detectors work (or get some). Then, make sure there is enough insurance to cover the house and the stuff inside (we learned this the hard way when my mother's house burned). You can check all the wiring and make sure it is in good shape (since the light caught fire, I assume that was in the wiring). Was someone cooking on the stove? If so, make sure someone is watching whatever is cooking, and keep a fire extinguisher handy. Sometimes all the safety precautions in the world won't help. My mother's house fire was caused by the spring in the back of a sofa sleeper popped out and went into the outlet behind it, shorted out the wiring, and you could see where the fire went down the wire to the sofa, the spring was melded to the outlet. After all, what are the chances that the spring that popped out would be the one directly in front of and lined up perfectly with the plug hole in the outlet? If you have neighbors, ask them to please call the fire dept if they hear your smoke alarms going off, instead of just ignoring them and saying later, "If I had known there was a fire, I would have called the fire dept sooner. I just figured the alarms were malfunctioning, I didn't see smoke until the living room window blew out" No one was home, so a fire escape plan wasn't needed, but everyone should have a plan for escaping and meeting when you are out. The main thing is to make the family safe, the belongings are just stuff.

I noticed that thread too, but my first thought was that in his thread he said the lights were flickering. (I could be thinking about the wrong thread. If I am, tell me!) A light caught on fire once? And now some of them are flickering? You know...you might want to hire someone to come in and re-wire your house. Just a suggestion.

Thank's for idea's unlike others who just wanna through a fit.

I always see fire of the floor sinces its not carpet

LOL, people in UM are getting jerky lately. Sea if you felt offended in any way I asure you it wasn't my intention, I just pointed out that things at your place are getting a little weird...... or maybe it is just that your life is that interesting, and I like that.

That is crazy about the spring plugging itself in! Almost sounds demonic or something. 'shivers

if you do not trust yourself - have a pro instal your stove , check for leaks.

if you don't trust gas use electric.( an ex of mine was afraid of gas)

always have on hand -

a couple of fire estinguishers. one in the kitchen and one elsewhere in case you can't get to one of them.

a box of baking soda

a plan to leave the house in various locations

smoke detectors - but get good ones. some alert faster than others. ones with extra sensors like for other gases is great - that's what we have. a few is good.

that's what we have in our house. hope it helps.

Hi Sea...I would take alot of these suggestions...Perhaps you need a new stove before something horrible really happens...