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I'm confused about the argument regarding the sprinkler system. I can understand water sprinkler being a dangerous combination with a battery fire. But for a ga
by hbrav 5y ago
I'm confused about the argument regarding the sprinkler system. I can understand water sprinkler being a dangerous combination with a battery fire. But for a gasoline powered car, isn't a fire likely to be a flammable liquid fire, for which water sprinklers are also a dangerous choice?
- busterarm 5y agoSmall amounts of water can spread gas fires but large amounts of water smothers and deprives it of the oxygen needed to react & burn. It's also really hard to get liquid gas on its own to ignite -- it's the vapor that you have to worry about. This is why gas is atomized and combined with oxygen and compressed to burn in your vehicle.
- m-p-3 5y agoHave you ever seen what happens when a chemical fire is sprinkled with water? It's basically the same thing as trying to extinguish a cooking oil fire with a glass of water, you'll make it even worse.