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Well, that depends. If the electricity is still turned onthen we would use a CO2 extinguisher. If it is de-energized, then it would be treated as a normal fire, and you could put it out with a hose stream. In a perfect world though, CO2 is the best because it does no more damage to whatever is on fire, whereas water corrodes and shorts wiring.

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