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They occur mostly by old fashioned chip pans which are oil in a saucepan with a basket sitting in it heated over gas or an electrical hot plate. The reason they happen is that when the oil gets too hot it goes on fire. With these old fashioned pans there is no way to regulate the heat. New electrical chip pans have thermostats in them so the heat will turn off when it reaches the required temperature.

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What scientific thing is removed when you put out a chip pan fire?

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Which of the fire triangle is removed if chip pan fire happens and is quenched per recommendation?

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Why are electrical fire and chip pan fire treated differently?

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