Eli5 – does boiling water work as efficiently to put out a fire as cold water or even room temp water?

Question

Or does the molecular structure change in a certain way once heated, and in turn can steam put out a fire.

In: Chemistry

Answer 1

Taking away the fuel source( the air, usually) is what puts out the fire. So yes, even boiling water would work. You’d still be smothering the fire from the air with the water