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Why in cars and buildings there are cylinders of carbon dioxide?

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Carbon dioxide, contained in cylinders, are used as fire extinguishers. Since, cars and big buildings may catch fire due to various reasons, as a safety precaution, such fire extinguishers are kept to douse the fire.

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