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why we should not try to put out a fire in an electrical appliances by pouring water on it. why?

Electrical fires cannot be put out with water. If water is poured on an electrical fire, the water could conduct electricity, causing the person trying to extinguish the fire to experience an electric shock. water is a good conductor of electricity.

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As water is a good conductor of electricity it will conduct fire and electricity instead of stopping it

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this is because the water is a good conductor of electricity so the person who is taking out the fire with a help of water can also get an electric shock.

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