Question

_____ is best suited to extinguishing oil or flammable liquid fire. Soda acid vaporizing liquid foam dry chemical

Answer 1

Class B extinguishers ...........................................
Soda acid vaporizing liquid foam dry chemical.

Answer 2

Answer:

Explanation:

Class B is best suited to extinguishing oil or flammable liquid fire.

Different fire extinguishers helps in tackling various types of fire. There are mainly 5 types of fire extinguishers and 6 classes of fire.

The 5 main types of fire extinguisher are Foam, Water, CO2, Dry Powder and Wet Chemical  and 6 Classes of fire are Class A , Class B, Class C, Class D, Class E, and Class F.

Class A - fire involves solid materials such as wood, textiles or paper.

Class B - fires include flammable liquids like oils, diesel or petrol.

Class C - fires involves gases.

Class D - fires involves metals.

Class E - fires involves electrical goods.

Class F - fires include cooking oils .

Foam fire extinguishers are recommended for both Class A and B fires. These extinguishers are effective for extinguishing liquid fires such as diesel or petrol and are more efficient than water jet extinguishers as they can be sprayed on materials like paper and wood.These extinguishers have a cream label

These extinguisher help in putting off liquid fires by sealing the liquid surface thus preventing flammable vapor to reach the air and keeping a check to the fuel of fire.

Hope this helps.