Soda-acid fire extinguishers, first developed in France in 1866, found their way to the United States in 1881 by way of Almon M. Granger. In case of a …
Halon 1211 is the variant used in fire extinguishers and although discovered in the U.S these fire extinguishers were not commercially used until the 1970s but was used across Europe for many years prior. However, due to containing chlorine or bromine, Halons are both atmospheric ozone depleters and greenhouse gases.
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The first fire extinguisher on record was patented in England in 1723 by Ambrose Godfrey, a celebrated chemist. It consisted of a cask of fire-extinguishing liquid containing a pewter chamber of gunpowder. This was connected with a system of fuses which were ignited, exploding the gunpowder and scattering the solution.
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