What are the three essential requirements to produce fire? How fire extinguisher is useful for controlling the fire.

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Three essential requirements to produce a fire are:
a. Fuel
b. Oxygen (air)
c. Heat to acquire the ignition temperature

A fire extinguisher cuts off the supply of air and/or brings down the temperature of the fuel to extinguish the fire.

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What are the three essential requirements to produce fire? How fire extinguisher is useful for controlling the fire.

Three essential requirements to produce a fire are: a. Fuel b. Oxygen (air) c. Heat to acquire the ignition temperature A fire extinguisher cuts off the supply of air and/or brings down the temperature of the fuel to extinguish the fire.

Three essential requirements to produce a fire are:
a. Fuel
b. Oxygen (air)
c. Heat to acquire the ignition temperature

A fire extinguisher cuts off the supply of air and/or brings down the temperature of the fuel to extinguish the fire.