Terrifying video shows explosive risks of deep frying your Thanksgiving Turkey

Firefighters demonstrate why you shouldn’t deep-fry a frozen turkey in a resurfaced video.

The terrifying clip, shared by the Phoenix Fire Department, shows the bird bursting into flames when dropped in hot oil.

Fire shoots up into the air, dwarfing the two officials.

The video, which resurfaces around Thanksgiving each year after being first shared in 2019, is paired with a warning that urges Americans to cook their dinner safely.

“This, of course, is the worst-case scenario, a lot of elements go into this,” the department said.

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