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Triangle of fire is Heat, Fuel and Oxygen.

Cold water might put off heat more than hot water but hot water is ready to evaporate to steam and block off oxygen from reaching the fuel. On fire fighting, reason to aim water at the base of fire is to allow steam blanket to form and block off the oxygen and thus put off the fire.

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