On Tuesday, February 16, 2021 at 7:05:47 AM UTC-10, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2021-02-16 10:49 a.m., Graham wrote:
> > On 2021-02-16 7:04 a.m., Gary wrote:
> >
> >> It was a carpeted stairway and real mess to clean up.
> >>
> > When a pan of oil on the stove caught fire, an acquaintance of mine
> > grabbed the pan to take it outside. As he was passing through the door,
> > the wind blew it back and he spilled the oil.
> > His house burned down.
> >
> I hope that he was okay. A friend of mine had separated and moved back
> to his parents' house. He was making some fries and the pot of oil
> caught fire. He grabbed the handle and headed outside with it. No house
> fire, but his hand was really badly burned.

The safest range one could have is an induction range. You could still get burnt from boiling water and hot oil but the chances of a fire is greatly reduced. It's the perfect range for elderly folks.