My so-called emergency kit failed during a real kitchen fire in Tulsa

Last month I grabbed my fire extinguisher when the grease pan went up. The gauge showed full but nothing came out, just a sad puff of dust. Turned out the nozzle was clogged from sitting in the garage for 6 years. I used baking soda to kill the fire, which worked, but now I'm paranoid. Has anyone else had a safety tool fail at the worst possible minute?

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leep8928d ago

Man, that is just BAD luck right there. Six years of sitting around and the thing gives up on you like a tired dog. I mean, a sad puff of dust is basically the fire extinguisher saying "I'm retired, deal with it." At least the baking soda came through, so you had a backup plan even if you didn't know it. Now you're gonna be that person who checks their extinguisher every month and shakes it like a maraca, which honestly is probably smart.