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Can water - base fire extinguishers extinguish electric fire?

Can water - base fire extinguishers extinguish electric fire?

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Water based fire extinguisher is a fire extinguisher suitable for extinguishing flammable solid or non water soluble liquids.
Water based fire extinguishing device after the injection, a sudden evaporation of water mist, fire a lot of heat, quickly lower the temperature, inhibit the thermal radiation of surface active agent in combustible surface quickly form a layer of water film, oxygen isolation, cooling and isolation effects, also involved in the fire, so as to achieve the purpose of rapid fire extinguishing.
Water based fire extinguisher can not save fire caused by live equipment.

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