Question

There is a fire accident. People put sand on it. Give reasons for it.

Answer 1

sand is used when there a fire due to electricity or when there a fire due to flammable substances because on putting water the fire may spread

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Answer 2

Fires are resistant to water but only the small fires are effectively extinguished.

When sand in the bucket is dumped on the fire then the oxygen needs to stay alight.

Of course, this method of fighting the liquid fires generally replaced with the modern foaming agents.

Both the sand as well as carbon dioxide could stop the fire by cutting of the heat.