Well, luckily not too bad but I got home this evening to the girlfriend airing out the house after a plastic washing basket and duvet cover (eiderdown to the older forum members :0) smoking away in the back garden, having been placed and left on a hot ceramic hob.
The hob is covered in plastic and my new dishwasher has a burn mark through the paint where plastic spilt on it - gives an idea of the temperature!
The fire happened about half an hour before I got home and I was surprised to see the plastic was still smouldering so I doused it liberally from the garden hose and the amount of steam was quite something.
I am off to change the smoke alarms tomorrow - all fully working and tested - not one of them went off and at one point the GF says the house was full of smoke!
Very glad everyone is safe - even the youngest - a typical teenager who came down stairs about five minutes ago with headphones around his neck saying "what happened - the house smells a bit smoky!!"
Of a mind to suggest that in future in such an incident she leaves the house with the kids and calls the Fire Brigade - smoke can kill and it is difficult to judge how dangerous a fire is.
Safety drills at work make it clear to only tackle a fire if it is safe to do so. The first rule is to exit the building as safely and as quickly as possible!
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Fire! new
Fire! new
