– How exactly does water put out a fire? Is it a smothering thing, or a chemical reaction?

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– How exactly does water put out a fire? Is it a smothering thing, or a chemical reaction?

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Water doesn’t put out all kinds of fire. When things get wet combustible (excluding metals like magnesium and fuels like kerosene) materials also need to get hot enough to evaporate the water that was introduced.

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