This was stupid. I was heating a candle in a pan of warm water, to melt the wax. But I was not paying attention to it. I was in another room, working on the computer and listening to the Lady Raider's basketball game.
It was near the end of the game. I wanted a drink, walked into the kitchen. As I did, I could see the reflections of flames. I did not panic. I shut the electric range unit off, and moved the pan off the electric eye. I got out the baking soda and doused the flame. I was distressed: I have a microwavable "kettle" to heat up water, and the handle melted. The range top is a mess. And the smoke in the house is slow to evacuate. I have the stove fan running, and have opened the windows so air can get in or smoke can get out, but it is a slow process.
I have kept the cats on the floor, where there is less smoke. I have stepped outside from time to time to get fresh air. I will not go to sleep until most of the smoke has been evacuated. As I said to begin with, this was stupid. I will be okay.
Except for the smoke, the damage is minimal. I am blessed that I discovered this fire before it got out of hand.
What I am surprised about is that usually if I am burning something when I am cooking, one or more of my cats tells me about it. None of my cats told me about this. It is not their job. I just need to be more cognizant.
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