There are different types of fires that erupt in your surroundings and different ways to extinguish them. This article lists down some of them and explains how to deal with them as and when they occur.

1. Ways to Extinguish Different Types of Small Fire
Fire, be it a small or huge one, can prove to be dangerous and
deadly. According to National Fire Protection Association, there
were 1,345,500 fires reported in the United States in the year
2015 and they caused 3,280 civilian deaths. It goes without
saying that you must call 911 whenever there is an accidental
fire and it puts the lives of you and your loved ones at risk.
After the fire has been extinguished, you can also consider
hiring ​fire damage restoration professionals​ to lessen the
amount of damage caused due to fire.
There are different types of fires that erupt in your
surroundings and different ways to extinguish them. Let us
acquaint ourselves with each one of them and know how to
deal with them as and when they occur.

2. Cooking fires
This is the most common kind of fire that erupts in any house.
Whenever there is a cooking fire, consider shutting the oven
off, cover the pan with lid or use Type B extinguisher. Try not to
move the pan as it can spatter oil and spread the fire further.
Also, turning the exhaust fan on is the last thing you should do
as it can add oxygen to the fire. If there is a fire in the oven, try
to cool it off by keeping the door closed. This is because if the
fire comes in contact with the air, it can grow worse. You can
also sprinkle a lot of baking soda on the food.

3. Fire caused due to electrical equipment
As people are quite used to extinguishing fire with water, they
make a huge mistake of pouring water over the fire caused by
electrical equipment. This leads to further accidents as water is
a good conductor of electricity. So avoid committing such
mistakes any cost. During electrical fire, pull the plug out from
the socket (if possible) or switch off the appliance. You can also
control the fire by covering it with blanket or Type C
extinguisher.
Television
You may have never imagined a Television being caught on fire.
However, there is a possibility of it being on fire when the air
around it doesn’t have enough space to circulate causing a lot
of heat in the area around it. Even when there are other objects
close to it like candles, curtains or knickknacks, the heat from
the TV can ignite these objects causing a fire. When a TV
catches fire, the best thing to do is to unplug the cord and try to
put the flames down with a fire extinguisher. Refrain from using
the blanket as it can spread the fire further.

4. Fireplace wood stoves
If you use fireplace stove, there might be chances of it catching
fire. To avoid this, use dried wood and refrain from using
flammable liquid. Once the cooking task is over, dispose the
cool ashes in a metal container. Also when the cooking process
is on, don’t leave the fire unattended. Don’t keep flammable
materials near it and keep the glass screen closed.
These fires might start small but can turn into an unimaginable
tragedy if not controlled in a right way. We hope that the above
guide will be of great help in controlling small fires.
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