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The National Fire Prevention Association (NFPA), British Standards Institute (BSI) and European Normal (EN3) have developed and defined oil or grease fires as classification "K" (in the USA) and "F" (Europe) independent of the general class B category. This was born out of the recognition that cooking oils and grease (cooking media) produce extremely difficult fires to extinguish due to their high auto-ignition temperature and fast temperature acceleration. additionally, these hydrocarbon fuels have an inherent explosive reaction when water is applied as an extinguishing agent. Therefore, only a K-Rated extinguisher should be used to extinguish a cooking oil or grease fire in a residential kitchen or a restaurant.

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