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Why don't we use water to put of fire caused by electricity

When we put water on electrical fire there might be a chance to get a deadly shock.Because water is a good conductor of electricity.So we should not pour water on electrical fire.

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We know that water is a good conductor of electricity. So, a fire caused by electric sparks should not be handled with water because, water, being a good conductor of electricity, conducts the electrical sparks and therefore, is very dangerous for the firefighters as it may cause electrocution to them.
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THE MAIN REASON IS THAT WATER IS NOT A GOOD CONDUCTOR OF ELECTRICITY AND WHILE POURING WATER IT CAN RESULT IN FIRE AND IT'S ADVISABLE NOT TO USE WATER TO PUT OUT FIRE CAUSED BY ELECTRICITY.
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We should not put water on the fire generated by electricity as it can generate electric shocks.
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Because water is a good conductor of electricity.
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water is a good conductor due to the presence of salts.So if water is poured into the fire caused by electricity, it would continue to burn.
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