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If you have ever noticed. almost every kind of fire will do that. you would think it would make it go out but. My theory is this. Yes if you dump a bunch of water on a fire it will go out. Exept for a grease fire. Because grease and water do not mix. So the water never realy touches the grease it just makes it splash around and makes a bigger fire. So use a powder like flour or salt to cut off the oxygen. Oxygen. When water steams or evaporates the molocules tend to get messed up. It releases oxygen. And fire loves oxgen. So that why a splash over water usually makes a fire flair up a little.
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Does Grease Burn?
Yes.My authority for answering this is based on the fact that my friend just started a grease fire in our apartment kitchen whilst attempting to make hamburgs.By the way, don't use water to put out a grease fire. Grease fires are classified as a chemical fire. When water is added to the mix, the fire intensifies. Instead, either cover the flame with a non-flammable object (to cut off oxygen and thus smother the fire) or pour baking soda on it.
Should you use a fire extinguisher to put out a grease fire?
Yes, a fire extinguisher works on a grease fire. What you have to avoid with grease fires is throwing water on them, because the burning grease will just float on the water and will be splashed around as the water heats and vaporizes, spreading the fire, rather than being put out. But the carbon dioxide based fire extinguisher doesn't have that problem.
Can grease fires be safely taken out with water?
Absolutely not - water just spreads the grease and makes the fire worse. Smother a grease fire with an extinguisher or a pot lid or sand or baking soda.
Does water make fire go out?
Water will work against most fires but not against grease, electrical, or metal fires.
Should a stove fire be put out with water?
NO, use salt! Unless its a grease fire only use water as a last resort (ie you have no salt and cant blow it out) NEVER USE WATER ON A GREASE FIRE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Why do you not use water to put out fat fire?
You never use water to put out a fat fire, because the pouring water on burning grease or oil will not extinguish the fire. It will only cause the burning oil to splash, spreading the grease fire around.
What will grease do if water is put on a grease fire?
The grease will keep burning but the water will sink below the surface, flash to steam from the heat and the expansion will blow the burning grease out like an explosion.
What type of fire should not be extinguished with water?
Grease Fires!
What should you never put on a grease fire electricity?
water
What sort of household fire would you not put out with water?
Grease & Electrical
What is one way a fire could start when making or eating your dish?
if you ge grease on or near a fire and it could ignite. you can't put a grease fire out with water. but baking soda works
What is the worse way to put out a fire?
Well the worst way to put out a GREASE fire is to put water on it.
