Sunday, April 19, 2020

7:30 am

First thing Sunday Morning: a fire...




8:45 It"s a carpet manufacturer; there were explosions. there is a lot
of really black smoke, but fire trucks are arriving to lend a hand...



https://www.tvanouvelles.ca/2020/04/19/important-incendie-a-saint-jean-sur-richelieu

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Different kinds of fires need to be dealt with differently.
For example, putting water on a petroleum products fire will
only make it worse. Can't help but wonder; this fire is awfully
persistent!!

For an extreme example, an oil well fire is extinguished by first
'blowing out the candle' ie removing the heat, and then capping the
well...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil_well_fire

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