Laura made a cheesecake yesterday. Some of the cheesecake dripped out of the pan on to the bottom of the oven.
Later in the evening, we cooked some french fries and chicken nuggets — at 450 degrees. This was enough to set the gunk at the bottom of the oven aflame. Smoke began billowing out and you could see fire through the door. Ovens are meant to handle things like high heat, so of course Laura did the right thing by leaving it closed and turning off the oven.
Moments later, Marie burst into tears and ran from the kitchen. She said she was afraid that it was going to burn her. What a sad and precious moment! We have talked a lot about fire and the fire department over the last 24 hours.