Deep frying a turkey for the family Thanksgiving feast is very popular and has been for quite a while, but if you don’t follow some common-sense rules and procedures, things can go really bad, really fast.

On Thanksgiving, there are more residential house fires than any other day of the year.

Most of these fires occur between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.

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This is what happens when a partially frozen turkey is lowered into a turkey fryer filled with too much oil.

The oil was also 25 degrees too hot.

The result is a huge flash oil fire as the hot oil overflows and is ignited by the propane flame.

The Springville Fire Department once put on the demonstration for AL.com.

Three cameras were used from different angles to document the fire.

Firefighters conducted the demonstration in an open area behind the fire station.

The turkey used weighed nearly 12 pounds and was partially frozen with ice and slush in the cavity.

Water and ice don’t react well with hot oil.

Remember the old rule: Don’t put out a grease fire with water.

The oil was 25-30 degrees above the recommended temperature of 375 degrees and the pot overfilled for the size turkey being fried.

The firefighters were all in full turnout gear with gloves and helmets.

One stood by with a CO2 fire extinguisher in hand and two more at the ready.

Once the turkey was lowered into the pot, oil began boiling over the top and cascading down the sides into the open propane flame.

The flames spread immediately.

Once the flaming oil pooled on the ground, flames jumped even higher.

A southerly breeze carried the flames with black smoke billowing over the fire station.The fire burned furiously for nearly 15 seconds.

It was 23 seconds before the fire subsided enough so that a firefighter could get close enough to shut the gas off.