Quote Originally Posted by king2005

I still don't know how on earth they set bacon on fire.
Grease is grease and it catches fire. My mom almost burned down the house 25 years back because the pan caught fire. She had followed the same procedure in cooking as always, but this time it caught fire. Perhaps it happens more often with old grease, which some people save, as my mom did from time to time. The particles in the grease might be what's doing it. But bacon is usually cooked in its own grease, so I can't say why.

She almost burned the place down because she panicked and wanted to put water on the fire. She is small but strong so I had to restrain her (she is hysterically afraid of fire) and call for my brother to put the lid on the pan. He used the baking soda instead.

So sorry for those pets, their owners, who must return to such sad news, and for the people who ran the business. I, too keep baking soda available now and always the lid nearby.

Anne