range1

The firefighters pulled a cabinet off the wall, ripped the range hood down, punched a hole in the wall, and took a door off a cabinet. Fortunately, when it was all over, the booze was safe so I had something to wash down the pain killers with!

range2

Here's a better look at the range. Nothing that some Soft Scrub couldn't fix. The range hood, however, was a total loss. I would have been really mad if my stand mixer had been damaged, though!

range3

This is the hole that they put in the wall. When I called 911, I told them that the fire was out, and I just wanted someone to come out to make sure. Well, they showed up with about 3 or 4 trucks -- including the really big one that they need two people

cornerview

Here you can see more of the damage. The floor got replaced, all the cabinets were pulled out and replaced, the range hood was replaced, the ceiling was repainted, the wall was patched and painted over, and new carpet was installed in the living room and

door1

Here's the front door. The carpet and wall are burned up a bit. Don't run with scissors OR flaming pots of oil. You could put your eye out.

door2

A better view of the damage to the wall. Not much, as you can see, but it required re-painting the whole room, and the hallway that attached to it.

door3

Naturally, I couldn't be satisfied with destroying the kitchen and the carpet! I managed to splatter flaming oil all over my couch, too. The sad part is, I've moved it twice since and am still using it. Amazing what problems a strategially-placed afgan