Easy, if you have a fire extinguisher, use it to put out the fire. ( I has to be a dry chemical unit rated B/C or A/B/C multi purpose dry chemical unit. Shut it off, trash it ( after it cools down), then replace. What not to do, keep using it, this could shock you, or cause a fire. Lets look farther in on this hot subject!
Explanation: To prevent fires, or to stop small fire when they start, you need to do and have a few things. To start off, make sure your home wiring is good. Last year my water heater which is electric caught on fire for this very reason. Now check wiring for your appliance`s wiring. Never have wires under carpets/ rugs ext. Not to mention, check outlets and make sure you GFI works ( these will trip the system in an event of an overload.) Also make sure fire extinguishers have pressure and if they have a hose, check it to see if it has dry rotted. Also shake the unit around to get the powder to loosen up. Now common since is key, if you shell your mixer or blender getting hot, stop using it, really if any electric shells hot stop! Now, to prevent theses fire we have covered what you need. Now to stop fires of this kind. Dry chemical extinguishers have many types. Purple K ( Purple K potassium) are used for B/C fire these are liquid and electrical fires. A is for solids like plastics and wood. Sodium bicarbonate units are again for B/C. Now if you are wondering why PKP and sodium bicarbonate can`t be used on solids? Well they smother to an extent but not enough to be effective on these solids like paper/trash ext. Now multi purpose dry chemical units use ammonium phosphate, this smothers and melts on hot surfaces. This is why they can be used on A/B/C fires. There are K fires for big kitchens like a deli ext. Or D for combustible metals like magnesium. We don`t need these. However you do have Halon 1211 made by the Amerex Corporation who make these units, which I recommend. Halon is used on A/B/C fires. Co2 is used on B/C. Halon and Co2 are clean agents super effective on delicate equipment! So, what we`ve covered are how two stop electrical fries and how to prevent these fires. I hope you stay safe, and use this and spread it. Help prevent house fires!
