If that kitchen extinguisher is rated for Class A, B & C, and has a USCG B-1 rating, then yes, it could be used.
The four basic classes and what they are used for are as follows:
If your ABC or BC extinguisher has no USCG rating on its label and mounting bracket, then it will not be sufficient to meet USCG requirements, even though it may work perfectly well on a fire.
A fire extinguisher.
The Chubb fire extinguishes is a lots smaller than the regular fire extinguisher, and it can put a lots of small kitchen fire out other then using the original fire extinguisher.
you should use dry powder extinguisher
The only kind of fire extinguisher that should be used in the kitchen is a class "K" rated and listed extinguisher because it is effective on cooking oil fires. The only available BCK rated and listed (A-B-C-D-K effective) residential fire extinguisher is FireStopper® PFE-101, PFE-102, & PFE-1LR. For more information see related link below.
True, provided that the extinguisher is the proper type. An ABC dry chemical extinguisher would be the best extinguisher to use.
A small kitchen will benefit from a stacked stove and oven. You can also purchase short or narrow refrigerators.
A foam extinguisher.
A very small kitchen is often called a kitchenette.
Use an ABC fire extinguisher , cover it and starve it of oxygen , or you could dump flour or baking soda on it. NOT sugar. It will burn.
A type A or Class A fire extinguisher is used on a Class A fire, that is, one involving "ordinary combustibles" such as paper, cloth, wood and small amounts of plastics.
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any fires that are not too big or not too small