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I love dark humour but too soon toto


Good that nobody was hurt. Nevertheless a fire is terrifying for anyone present. Plus the fact that a fire (even a small one) can easily ruin a small business and certainly causes much stress/ distress


Best wishes to everyone involved



toto Wrote:

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> I have asked them several times for hotter dishes

> but they didn't have to go this far

TheCat Wrote:

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> They could have used some of the rains from africa....toto


I don't think we should be making jokes about such a serious issue. If you think of any more wisecracks, just hold the line for now.

Anyway..


The fire brigade were back this lunchtime.


Evidently the fire brigade removed much of the interia of the kitchen.. last night. Panels and the like to prevent

the fire from breaking out again. There were a lot of people on site this morning. There is a strong smell of smoke / fire even from the outside with the doors shut.

With Insurance Loss Adjusters and fire inspections and refurbing and refitting to be done I would think it will be some time before Tandoori Nights can reopen.


DulwichFox

KidKruger Wrote:

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> What IS it OK to crack jokes about ? Serious question.

>

> Considering British humour is often pivoted around taking the Mickey ?


My response was a joke, in case you didn't realise. Music related.. following on from TheCat's previous joke...

fishbiscuits Wrote:

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> KidKruger Wrote:

> --------------------------------------------------

> -----

> > What IS it OK to crack jokes about ? Serious

> question.

> >

> > Considering British humour is often pivoted

> around taking the Mickey ?

>

> My response was a joke, in case you didn't

> realise. Music related.. following on from

> TheCat's previous joke...


I had to google that song

mancity68 Wrote:

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> https://www.london-fire.gov.uk/incidents/2018/augu

> st/fire-at-a-restaurant-with-flats-above-peckham/

>

> Lordship Lane, Peckham.....



Vegetable oil being heated and left unattended .....


Three members of staff left before the arrival of the Brigade .....


The fire was discovered when the owner smelt burning and discovered a fire in the kitchen .....


Oh dear. Doesn't sound good, not least from an insurance point of view.

Twice-yearly deep cleans of extraction units are usually mandatory requirements for insurance purposes. Any restaurant that does not do that is asking for trouble.


I would remind everyone of the River Cafe fire some years back; their extraction was kept clean but a pan flame went too high and was caught by the extraction vents. Air moves through them at high speed andcthis meant the fire was pulled into the whole system in about two seconds. The point is that if flame gets into the extraction it doesn?t really matter how clean it is or not, that?s pretty much game over for the kitchen.


Of course, if it isn?t cleaned regularly then it presents a far greater danger in general, especially to other parts of the building, hence the insurance requirements for thorough, professional cleaning every six months.


I have no idea of Tandoori Nights extraction was cleaned properly, as I can?t be sure what the fire brigade mean by ?large deposits of grease? - though it doesn?t sound good - but I fervently hope it was otherwise they?re in even more trouble.


Leaving oil unattended...idiots.

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