salt water for electrical fires???

[fredengle]

I was wondering if it has ever been found successul to extinguish an electrical fire with salt water???

 

and I was wondering if this could be applied to an energized t.v. or computer fire.

 

I would like to hear all pertinent information please and plesase include a reference source for verifcation of info thank you!!!!

[John Cuthber]

I doubt anyone has tried. I guess that a ship with an electrical fire on it might have sunk in the sea- would that count?

[insane_alien]

it would work if you could cut the power first. not cutting it leads to the very real chance of electrocution as salt water is a good conductor. not cutting the power also leads to the release of chlorine gas, hydrogen gas and oxygen gas. none of these are going to help extinguish a fire and chlorine is quite toxic.

 

stick to powder and CO2