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What fire extinguisher is used to put out flammable liquid fires?
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∙ 7y ago
Fire safety - check with a Fire Authority.
Also, the types of extinguishers and their chemicals vary from country to country, maybe even state to state.
Are you talking about general flammables, or flammables in the presence of electricity, for example?
Big differerence: the wrong extinguisher may kill you.
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∙ 14y ago
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A fire extinguisher is labeled B-I. What type of fire will be put out by this extinguisher?
Burning liquids such as gasoline, kerosene, paint, acetone, and so on.
What type of fire would you use a powder fire extinguisher for?
There is no liquid powder extinguisher on the market.
What fire do use a carbon dioxide fire extinguisher on?
A CO2 fire extinguisher will work on flammable liquid and electrical fires only. If used on any other type of fire they will just give it more oxygen and it will spread.
Which class of fire extinguisher is used to stop liquid fires?
Burning liquid fires require a U.L. Class B fire extinguisher, or ABC, or BC.
What is the best type of fire extinguisher or fire agent that can be applied to all classes of fire?
red = water and is used for wood paper textiles and solid material fires. DO not use on liquid elictrical or metal fires. blue = powder and is used for liquid and electrical fires. DO not use on metal fires. yellow = foam and is used for liquid fires. DO not use on electrical or metal fires black = carbon dioxide (CO) and is used for liquid and electrical fires DO not use on metal fires. halon can be used on all fires as well as dry chemical
What type of fire extinguishers is adequate for fighting petroleum fires?
Since petroleum is a flammable liquid, a Class B fire extinguisher would be used.
What class of fire extinguisher is appropriate for a fire involving a flammable liquid?
Use a foam extinguisher to smother the fire without spreading it.
What do class b fires consist of?
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
How much flammable liquid will a 10 b fire extinguisher put out?
Approximately ten square feet of surface of a Class B flammable liquid fire.
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.
What type of fire is a dry powder extinguisher used for?
liquid and electrical fires.
What do the symbols abc mean that are on a fire extinguish?
Class A fires are fires involving solid flammable material like wood or paper. Class B fires are flammable chemicals such as gasoline or alcohol. Class C fires are electrical in origin. The numbers on each category describes how effective this fire extinguisher is for each type of fire.
