Wesman61
is Blowin Smoke!
Today I was making grilled chicken tacos and had my sister and her granddaughter over. We moved recently so some stuff is still hard to find. I had the chicken breast seasoned up and fired up the grill. I turned all three burners full up to clean the grates and started making the rice while I waited. I was having trouble finding the seasonings and let the grill heat up too long without checking it. When I looked out the window the whole top end of the grill was engulfed in flames. I went out and tried shutting off the burners but they were melted and just spun around on the shaft. I then noticed the hose from the tank was shooting out flames. It had melted through and the flames were inches above the tank. I reached under and started turning off the valve. It was scorching hot. The whole top of the tank was very hot. I was figuring by now that it might be over for me. I got the valve off and the flames all but disappeared. I didn't want to put water on the tank to cool it down for fear that it was still too volatile. I waited it out and when I got my composure I just fried the chicken on the stove. I'm very thankful to be alive and mad at myself for putting us all in danger.