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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
What else can I help you with?
What class of fires consist of alcohol?
Fires involving alcohol fall under Class B fires. Class B fires are fueled by flammable liquids, including alcohols, oils, gasoline, and solvents. These types of fires require specific extinguishing agents, such as foam, dry chemical, or carbon dioxide, rather than water, which can spread the fire.
What is an example of two Class B fuels for fire extinguisher?
Class B fires are fires in flammable liquids such as gasoline, petroleum oil and paint. Class B fires also include flammable gases such as propane and butane.Class B fires do not include fires involving cooking oils and grease (these are now Class K fires).
Class B fires are those fires that occur involving paper and wood?
No, Class A fires are those fires that occur involving paper and wood Class B= flammable liquids and gases
Class A fires consist of?
Rubber, wood, paper or plastic
What type of fire is oil and gas a b c?
Flammable oil and gas fires are class B fires, needing a class B extinguisher.
What class of fire consists of flammable liquids?
Class B fires consist of flammable liquids, such as gasoline, oil, and solvents. These fires require specific extinguishing agents, like foam, dry chemical, or carbon dioxide, to effectively suppress them. Using water on Class B fires can spread the flames and worsen the situation. Proper handling and storage of flammable liquids are crucial for fire safety.
What does a class A fire consist of?
Just use the memory key A is for ash. Anything that leaves an ash is a class A fire. So paper, wood, cloth would all be good examples of class A fires. Class B is liquids such as gasoline or oil. Class C is electrical fires and class D is a special class for metals that burn such as magnesium.
Class B fire?
Class B fires are fires whose fuel is flammable or combustible liquid or gas. The US system designates all such fires "Class B". In the European/Australian system, flammable liquids are designated "Class B", while burning gases are separately designated "Class C".
What kind of fire are class b extinguishers best for?
Liquid (oil) fires.
Which “class” of fires consists of flammable liquids including stove alcohol, gasoline and diesel?
Class "B"
Which class of fires consists of flammable liquids?
Class B
Which class of fire extinguisher is used for vairious flammable metals?
Class B extinguishers are used for liquid fires, typically gasoline and oil fires. Extinguishers rated ABC will be effective against all three classes, but seldom as effective as a dedicated Class B extinguisher.
