Grease fire damages kitchen in Fillmore home Tuesday

Wednesday, May 25, 2022
Firefighters air out smoke after a grease fire at 302 S. Main St. in Fillmore Tuesday evening. No one was hurt and the fire was confined to the kitchen area.
Banner Graphic/BRAND SELVIA

FILLMORE — No injuries have been reported following a grease fire that called three fire departments to Fillmore Tuesday evening.

A box alarm went out at about 9:25 p.m. for a reported structure fire at 302 S. Main St. with occupants inside the home, though they were able to get out. It was specified that the fire was located in the kitchen area.

With the Fillmore Volunteer Fire Department responded with an engine and a tanker, the Floyd Township Volunteer Fire Department did the same while the Greencastle Fire Department came with an engine. The Putnam County Sheriff’s Office and a Putnam County EMS ambulance also responded.

Fillmore Fire Chief Mike Davies told the Banner Graphic at the scene that the fire occurred after water was poured over hot grease. The explosive effect of the water reacting with the grease then caught the cabinets overhead.

The owner, Kathy Sadler, told the Banner Graphic that her son initially smothered the grease fire with a blanket, before putting out the cabinets with a water house.

Davies confirmed the fire itself was out upon arrival and contained to the kitchen, though the home was filled with smoke. As such, firefighters vented the home with a fan. Meanwhile, some overhaul was also performed.

While the home was not a loss, damages from the fire were estimated between $6,000-$10,000.

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  • This story is completely false. Its my house. My son and I r the occupants. I'm hypoglycemic and my sugar was dropping . I put a you hoo in the freezer( they're high in potassium and raise my sugar)started heating some grease to deep fry potatoe sticks and Mac n cheese bites. My little dog Mercedes was in my front yard pottying. I came to door to check on her and she was in the middle of main street and the elementary school was having 5th grade graduation so there was a little more traffic then usual. I ran out to get her out of the road and she took off. I chased her and it took me a few minutes to catch her. When I finally did catch her I had completely forgotten about my grease heating. I was sitting on my couch lil light headed when I heard crackling . My son likes to scare me sometimes and vice versa so I thought that's what was making the crackling noise. I pushed open the curtain in my kitchen doorway was definitely scared immediately. My grease was on fire and my cabinets were fully ingulfed up to the ceiling! I grabbed my flour container to throw on the flames but only had a little but so it didn't help. In a panic and not thinking clearly,, I did throw water onto the pan which I now know why thats not a good idea it throws fire balls everywhere! My son was able to smother the pan of grease out with his favorite blanket. The fire was starting to burn thru the ceiling and would've started fire on second level so I told my son to start spraying the cabinets with the shower hose. It actually worked and we had the fire out about 10 minutes before the firemen arrived! Idk who this information came from but I am Kathy Sadler and that is not what happened! I am very grateful for the fire men and woman and the medics and everyone that responded but I'm curious as to y the reporter didn't ask me anything at all when I was sitting in the yard nextdoor alone but holding my dog and was crying a little bit . I didn't even know there was a reporter here ! This really makes me look stupid and I did make a big mistake throwing water on the pan and staying inside till I made sure the fire was out but this is my home and I have lived here since 2005 my youngest son had just started kindergarten. I worked many long hard hours to get and keep this place.And I missed out on alot of mommy time with my boys by working all those hours. This place is all I have besides my amazing sons to show for all those hours of hard work I couldn't see just letting it go up in flames literally. Just like I can't see allowing people to make me look stupid when in all actuality I had the fire out 10 min before the first responders showed up!

    -- Posted by virgokathi918 on Thu, May 26, 2022, at 5:19 AM
  • Banner graphic u should really check ur news sources before publishing this kind of thing and it would have been nice to know my house was going to be in the newspaper I have family and another son that I hadn't even gotten a chance to tell about the fire, yet! I have been busy trying to figure out how to get assistance in keeping my power on and now trying to figure out how I'm gonna replace the almost $200 in groceries that I just bought the day before and completely lost in the fire!

    -- Posted by virgokathi918 on Thu, May 26, 2022, at 5:24 AM
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