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2. List of fire-retardant materials - Wikipedia

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   Fire-retardant materials should not be confused with fire-resistant materials. A fire resistant material is one which is designed to resist burning and withstand heat. An example of a fire-resistant material is one which is used in bunker gear worn by firefighters to protect them from the flames of a burning building.

3. Chemical storage - Wikipedia

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   Flammable solvent cabinets are produced from specialized wood or metal able to resist fire for at least 30 minutes. [5] For example, a flammable liquid is any liquid that has a flash point lower than 93 °C (199 °F). Corrosive storage cabinets are designed for storing corrosive or oxidizing liquids.

4. Safety cabinet - Wikipedia

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   For example, a Type 30 BS EN cabinet will guarantee 30 minutes of safety before the internal temperature becomes critical. A Type 90 BS EN cabinet offers maximum safety with 90 minutes protection. For flammable liquids and solids, this temperature rise is 180 °C (K) and for pressurized gas cylinders, the permissible temperature rise is 50 °C (K).

5. Fire blanket - Wikipedia

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   A fire blanket is a safety device designed to extinguish incipient (starting) fires. It consists of a sheet of a fire retardant material that is placed over a fire in order to smother it. Small fire blankets, such as for use in kitchens and around the home are usually made of glass fiber and sometimes kevlar , and are folded into a quick ...

6. Fire retardant - Wikipedia

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   Other chemical retardants are capable of rendering class A material and Class B fuels non-flammable and extinguishing class A, class B, and some class D fires. [ citation needed ] Fire retardant slurries dropped from aircraft are normally applied ahead of a wildfire to prevent ignition, while fire suppression agents are used to extinguish fires.

7. Active fire protection - Wikipedia

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   The most common extinguisher is the ABC extinguisher and are found in most offices and homes. It can be used on normal fires, liquid fires, and electrical fires. There are also special extinguishers for kitchen fires and for use on burning metals, those being Class K and Class D respectively. [3]