Just prior to commencing takeoff roll cabin attendant reports fire in the galley.

Attributes
ACN	321092
Time
Date	199511
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : jfk
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 2100
ASRS Report	321092
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 6500 flight time type : 1200
ASRS Report	321095
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : overcame equipment problem flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Immediately after being cleared for takeoff, flight attendant called over intercom and said 'I have a fire in the mid galley.' I immediately called tower, relayed report, and requested clearance off runway. First officer talked to tower then while simultaneously my relief first officer went to cabin to assist with portable breathing equipment. He reported back within 5 mins that it had been an oven smoking from food spillage that was overheating. There had been and was no fire. The smoke was dissipating immediately after leaving vents around oven door and ceased when power was removed and door opened.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: JUST PRIOR TO COMMENCING TKOF ROLL CABIN ATTENDANT RPTS FIRE IN THE GALLEY.

Narrative: IMMEDIATELY AFTER BEING CLRED FOR TKOF, FLT ATTENDANT CALLED OVER INTERCOM AND SAID 'I HAVE A FIRE IN THE MID GALLEY.' I IMMEDIATELY CALLED TWR, RELAYED RPT, AND REQUESTED CLRNC OFF RWY. FO TALKED TO TWR THEN WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY MY RELIEF FO WENT TO CABIN TO ASSIST WITH PORTABLE BREATHING EQUIP. HE RPTED BACK WITHIN 5 MINS THAT IT HAD BEEN AN OVEN SMOKING FROM FOOD SPILLAGE THAT WAS OVERHEATING. THERE HAD BEEN AND WAS NO FIRE. THE SMOKE WAS DISSIPATING IMMEDIATELY AFTER LEAVING VENTS AROUND OVEN DOOR AND CEASED WHEN PWR WAS REMOVED AND DOOR OPENED.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.