Exploding Microwave

So today I almost caused a fire. Not the best of days but to be fair it wasn't actually my fault...Let me explain.

 

So I had decided what to make for dinner which for a uni student is quite a big achievement anyway. I had chose the classic, microwavable jacket potato. So I placed them in set the timer and went about preparing my filling (tuna mayonnaise if anyone was interested). The Microwave was making an unusually loud noise which really did not sound right.

 

 

So I opened the kitchen door and called the other girls in my flat for their opinion as I didn't want to leave the microwave in this strange situation. When I turned back around there were funny lights coming from inside the microwave and what looked like smoke. By this time the girls had run down the corridor to help me and ran to the microwave and turned it off, opening the door.

 

By this point I was freaking out just a tiny bit. We shut the door turned the extractor fan on and opened all available windows, considering one is broken already. We then called security.

 

Strangely, and luckily, the fire alarm did not go off and we continued to talk to security. As we did not set off the alarms and there was no fire they didn't really seem to care. Microwaves isn't their department so we were told to email accommodation. By this time in the evening it is highly likely they are closed, therefore no new microwave until at least tomorrow.

 

If they then decide this is not an emergency we will have to wait up to 10 days! I think not!!

 

Here is what the microwave looked inside after we had cleared the smoke:

 

 

 

 

Yeah its fair to say it could have caught on fire, may possibly have exploded but I am alive thanks to the help of the girls in my flat.

 

One very close call. By the way I had cheese and apples for dinner if you are interested as I had no other food that would cook quick enough before going out.

 

Goodnight.