ABC Type Fire Extinguisher
ABC type fire
extinguishers will be printed as “powder” over a blue color rectangle, below
the rectangle it will be written as “ABC powder”. As the name says this has
been created
to extinguish Class – A, B, C fires which involves solid/liquid/ gas.
This powder is thermal blast which cools down the
flames which stops burning.
DRY POWDER
ABC
Fire Extinguisher Uses
As it is non-
conductive in nature, it is suitable for extinguishing electrical fires but they cannot fully penetrate the spaces easily, thus
the fire may re-ignite.
NOTE: ABC Fire
Extinguisher should not be applied on class F fire like domestic chip.
The negative side of ABC powder extinguishers, it might cause
inhalation problem when used in
close space
This also leave
residue which will be difficult to clean and it may cause damage to electronic
appliances, carpets, furnishings etc.
M28 and L2 powder extinguishers
These kinds of fire extinguishers are uniquely identified by its
hose. They have the words printed “powder” in white text within a blue
rectangle. But they should not be confused with ABC powder fire
extinguisher, and they will indicate M28 or L2 below the
rectangle.
The M28 and L2 are
unique type of fire extinguishers which are created to tackle fire with D
class fire, which has combustible materials in the form of powder or swarf. This has lithium, sodium, aluminum or magnesium.
Example: This extinguisher has low velocity
application in order to make sure, that L2 or M28 powder is gently applied and
effectively on burning materials to avoid swarf from spreading more.
When this form of fire extinguisher is sprayed
first, it forms a crust and insulates the metal thus it prevent access
with other combustible substances and cools down fire by preventing oxygen to
react again with metal.
Fire Extinguisher Types and Uses
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Powder fire extinguisher
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August 11, 2019
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