Abstract: An automatic fire extinguishing system for ranges having top burners, including a hood, mountable over the range, tanks containing fire extinguishing fluids remotely located from the hood, solenoid operated valves connected in circuit with heat sensors and power lines to discharge fluid from the tanks when the heat sensors are operated. The range may have electric or gas burners. A solenoid operated switch or solenoid operated valve is connected in circuit with the heat sensors to open the power line to the electrical burners or to open the gas main to the gas burners when the heat sensors operate. An automatically operated exhaust fan and audible alarms are also provided. The system includes manually operable set and reset switch means.