What causes fires?
Have you ever heard of the Fire Triangle?
image source: sc.edu/ehs/modules/Fire/01_triangle.htm
Above, you see a picture of the "Fire Triangle." The Fire Triangle basically explains the materials necessary to cause or extinguish a fire.
As you can see in the picture above, you need oxygen, heat, and fuel to cause a fire. This means that if one of those sources are cut off, the fire will be extinguished.
Knowing this, fires can be extinguished easily, sometimes without the help of a fire extinguisher.
For example, if your food sets on fire while you're cooking on a frying pan, what do you do?
According to the Fire Triangle, simply closing the lid of the frying pan (limiting the source of oxygen), will extinguish the fire.
Keeping the Fire Traingle in mind can come in handy when facing a fire. But of course, let's not underestimage the dangers of a fire. If the fire is too big, it may be unmanagable. Let's not forget to call 9-1-1 in times of emergency.
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