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How Do Fire Extinguishers Work?
Portable fire extinguishers suppress small fires by removing heat, separating fuel from oxygen, interrupting flame chemistry or combining these effects. Water cools suitable ordinary combustibles; foam can cool and form a barrier; carbon dioxide…
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