Kitchen fire last night

[Gerald]

Originally Posted by jchief

Glad it wasn't too bad. Been in the fire service for 37 years and never heard of this product.

IMO.....it looked like that fire was "licking" the canister for a long time before it "poped" open.

I could not tell......did the fire lite a fuse on the can and it exploded when it opened? Looked at the video again.....fuse was lit, and the can "poped" open.

Fill that can with some "Purple K" and that fire would have been out in 1 second.

[jchief]

Originally Posted by Gerald

IMO.....it looked like that fire was "licking" the canister for a long time before it "poped" open.

I could not tell......did the fire lite a fuse on the can and it exploded when it opened? Looked at the video again.....fuse was lit, and the can "poped" open.

Fill that can with some "Purple K" and that fire would have been out in 1 second.

Looks like you are correct Gerald. The fuse is lit and releases the contents of the canister. It is under pressure at first, but ends up just dropping the contents after that.

There are many chemicals out there besides purple K that are used and some are better than others. It really depends on the application they are used in

[Gerald]

Originally Posted by jchief

Looks like you are correct Gerald. The fuse is lit and releases the contents of the canister. It is under pressure at first, but ends up just dropping the contents after that.

There are many chemicals out there besides purple K that are used and some are better than others. It really depends on the application they are used in

I know that a 30# extinguisher filled with Purple K will do a quick job on a 15' x15' fire training pit after letting the diesel fuel get going real good...... if it is done correctly. Been there...done that.

The Friday afternoon fire training sessions were a good break from the normal "office" work at the refinery.