Stephen wrote:

> But have you ever tried to put burning magnesium out?
> 
> I remember from a fire fighting course I was on when I worked offshore that
> there is a technique for doing it. You have to pour copious amounts of water on
> it very slowly. Not use the normal jet from a fire hose or you have a very
> spread out fire. :)

Ummm. Water on a metal fire ... isn't that just going to exacerbate the 
reaction and create hydrogen gas?

Some will even burn in nitrogen.. I think they have foams for helping 
extinguish metal fires.

-- 
~Mike

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