fredengle Posted May 25, 2008 Share Posted May 25, 2008 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!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Cuthber Posted May 25, 2008 Share Posted May 25, 2008 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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insane_alien Posted May 25, 2008 Share Posted May 25, 2008 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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