List of important methods by which a fire can be exhausted?
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Answer:
A fire can be extinguished by the following methods:
1. by using water
2. by using carbon dioxide
3. by using blanket
Explanation:
1. by using water.
however water cannot be used to put off fires caused by oil petrol kerosene etc because the substances are lighter than water and keep floating on water and thus the fire keeps burning
2. by using carbon dioxide as a fire extinguisher.
carbon dioxide can be used to extinguish the fire caused by petrol oil kerosene etc as it is heavier than oxygen and covers the combustible substance like a blanket thus cutting of the contact between combustible substance and air
3. By using a blanket
when a person's clothes catches fire a blanket should be wrapped around his body to cut of the year supply their by distinguishing the fire
==>All fires can be extinguished by cooling, smothering, starving or by interrupting the combustion process to extinguish the fire. One of the most common methods of extinguishing a fire is by cooling with water.
==>Types of extinguishers
Water extinguishers. Water extinguishers are one of the most cost-effective ways to fight Class A fires, those fuelled by solid materials such as paper, wood and textiles. ...
Foam extinguishers. ...
Powder extinguishers. ...
Carbon dioxide extinguishers (CO2) ...
Wet chemical extinguishers. ...
Fire blankets.