Class B extinguishers fight Flammable Liquid fires. The extinguisher classes: Class A: flammable solids Class B: flammable liquids Class C: fires involving electrical equipment. These agents don't conduct electricity. No extinguisher is rated as only for Class C fires; you will find Class B-C and Class A-B-C extinguishers. Class D: flammable metals Class K: kitchen fires
An electrical fire is a class "C" fire. A Class "C" fire is actually a class "A" or "B" fire that is caused by electrical current.
Flammable liquids
The class C bottle rocket fires when you pull the lever.
A class C fire is an electrical fire. A class C extinguisher is approved for electrical fires.
General purpose extinguisher, can be used for most fires (except cooking fats)
Flammable oil and gas fires are class B fires, needing a class B extinguisher.
Class A- ordinary combustibles, such as wood or paper- leaves an Ash Class B- liquids- such as oil, gasoline. Liquids Boil Class C- has a live electrical Current Class D- metals, such as magnesium. Metals can Dent Class K- a Kitchen fire, such as burning fat.
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1.Class A are fires in ordinary combustibles such as wood, paper, cloth, rubber, and many plastics.2.Class B fires are fires in flammable liquids such as gasoline, petroleum greases, tars, oils, oil-based paints, solvents, alcohols. Class B fires also include flammable gases such as propane and butane. Class B fires do not include fires involving cooking oils and grease.3.Class C fires are fires involving energized electrical equipment such as computers, servers, motors, transformers, and appliances. Remove the power and the Class C fire becomes one of the other classes of fire.4.Class D fires are fires in combustible metals such as magnesium, titanium, zirconium, sodium, lithium, and potassium.5.Class K fires are fires in cooking oils and greases such as animal and vegetable fats.
Fires involving live electrical equipment.
A class C fire extinguisher is used for electrical fires. A all purpose A, B, C extinguisher can also be used.