The Archive · 1941

Powder to Put Out Metal Fires

iron. The usual extinguishing agents have no extinguishing effect on xx m uii Tagneslum fre but none pes been fond com-

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oxygen even more rapidly thrown on the burning metal supplies is with used as fire extinguishants, rate of burning magnesium. amen te keep dry. and it Is impracticable for Perfectly dry sand has some value, but it is ji" use in industrial plants because of its destruery, Po! it not too light for pri sists of a non-flammable, non-al ive with which is incorporated a small percentage of material which forms a heavy vapour when Service made a survey of chronic ben Grafted, in 1004 Qe Public, t of the Hatters' Fur likers Association his study we workers exposed

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