ELECTRIC STOVE FIRE??? HELP?

it sounds like an element has burned out,they can put on quite a show when they go,much like a light bulb when it burns out,real bright for a second,,,,turn your stove back on,turn the burner bk on,,the worst that can happen is it will spark a bit,if it will not heat its burned out,,it may have a small hole in the element where it burned out,,you may want to call a service tech to ck it out

Hi Kyra,

You really don't give enough information here. Where did the flame originate? Was it from the area of the burner? Are there any scorch marks on the surface to indicate where it came from?

Leaving the stove on high shouldn't be a problem at all. Was there any metal touching the area?

I don't think you "killed" your stove, but my suggestion would be to unplug the stove and have a tech from the appliance store, or an electrician come out and take a look at it before you do anything else.

Don't change anything with the stove. Leave it as is so the electrician or appliance tech can figure out what happened. Did the flame leave a smell? Was the smell an electric smell? Make sure you let whoever comes out to check it out know the details of exactly what happened and don't try to use the stove before someone says it is okay.

-Jeeem-

As long as all the electrical components are thoroughly dry and there is no visible damage to sockets, contacts, or wiring, go ahead and use the stove but keep an eye on it to make sure it is reliable. A bit of firefighting wisdom: never, NEVER put water on an electrical fire to extinguish it! Always kill the power by tripping the breaker, pulling the fuse, or unplugging the appliance. Then it will no longer be an electrical fire.

If you were for instance frying bacon and some of the grease spattered onto the burner element that would cause a flash grease fire. There shouldn't be any damage to the stove or it would have tripped the circuit breaker.

You just need to remove the elements and wash them. Clean the drip pans too. After that your stove will be fine.

sounds like something that would happen on a gas stove. that is a bit odd to happen on electric but i would certainly get someone to look at it, electrician etc. let them take the risk in case it blows up :)

If you were cooking with grease that happens sometimes when the grease hits the fire.

no it is just the thermistor u spoiled,but that most costly one in stove

sounds like the thermo has ge, either that or you spilt some fat on it ,i would have it checked first b4 you use it

KABOOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

leave it like that for now lmao