I was cooking bacon the other day and turned the burner off, ugh

I had cubed some old bread to bake for homemade bread pudding. 2 hours later the kitchen was filled with smoke. I was home which made it even worse. Only 10 minutes needed for that really. HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB !!~

It hasn't happened to me, but one of my clients have had problems. She only had to lean on the knob of her stove and it turned on. She went into the living room and began to smell something "hot" and when she looked at the stove the burner was bright red. Thankfully there was nothing flammable near the coil. She has since removed the knobs and only replaces them when she is actually going to use her stove.

I have done this when simmering food on the stove. The flame is down so low that I forget that I have it on. I have served food and forgot that the stove was on simmer and go back into the kitchen later to find my pan smouldering. I am glad that you caught your fire before it became out of control, a grease fire could be really bad.

I hope it never does. I would likely freak out