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Why are buckets containing sand kept handy at a petrol pump?

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Answered by NidhraNair
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⭕️By throwing sand on a burning object we are cutting off it's air supply.

⭕️Without oxygen combustion cannot take place.


⭕️The sand buckets are one of the safety measures used at the Petrol Pumps along with standard ABC fire extinguishers and CO2 Fire Extinguisher.

⭕️ sand bucket tries to immediately put off fire in case of an emergency.

⭕️ The fire extinguisher will take 5–10 seconds to operate however the sand buckets filled with sand can be immediately used.

⭕️Sand is used instead of water to extinguish the fire to prevent the risk of electric shock as there may be current carrying wires which may get exposed and become very dangerous.

Answered by Anonymous
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#️⃣1️⃣ Sand buckets are one of the safety measures used at the petrol pump along with Co2 fire extinguisher.✔️

✳️ How they act as safety measure ¿?

Answer- The purpose of sand bucket is to try to immediately extinguish the fire in case of an emergency. By throwing sand on the fire we can extinguish it.✔️✅

☯️ Benefit--- The fire extinguisher will take 5 to 10 seconds to operate however the sand buckets filled with sand can be immediately used.✌️

❇️ Availability of sand in bucket acts as a good extinguisher by cutting off the supply of oxygen from fire.✔️

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