What are foamite fire extinguishers How do they work Ther're explained in my CBSE Science book, but not - Science - Combustion and Flame

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What are foamite fire extinguishers? How do they work? Ther're
explained in my CBSE Science book, but not in your site I hope to
get the answers as quick as possible Thanks

Bapan Pathak · Accepted Answer

Hello,
Foamite fire extinguisher are those which
uses foams to control fire They extinguish fires progressively and
prevents the reignition of of inflammable substance The foam forms
a blanket on the surface of the burning substance, this cools and
smothers the fire so that there is no oxygen or heat available to
reignite the fire

What are foamite fire extinguishers? How do they work? Ther're explained in my CBSE Science book, but not in your site. I hope to get the answers as quick as possible. Thanks.