Last week three people in Tamworth called 999 as a chip pan fire destroyed their kitchen late at night.
BBC: Chip pan fire emergencies increase in Staffordshire
Mr Lennard said it can taken between three and five minutes for a chip pan fire to start, if a full flame is on.
BBC: NEWS | UK | Wales | North East Wales | Lethal late-night snack warning
The number of chip pan fires attended by crews in Staffordshire has increased by 8% over the last two years, the county's fire service has said.
By showing the effects of a chip pan fire in Wrexham and Connah's Quay on Tuesday, the fire service hope the message will get through to the public.
While appliance misuse is on the increase, there has been an overall decline in house fires, with chip pan fires falling by two thirds and fires started through smoking dropping by a third.
BBC: 'Blunder' fires increasing say Electrical Safety Council
Far better is a dried-scallop chip: anyone who has ever scraped the pan after cooking scallops will recognize the flavor.
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