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Ralph Mowery Ralph Mowery is offline
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Default Fire extinguisher gas.


"EXT" wrote in message
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Carbon tetrachloride - great extinguisher, would work on most anything,
except it would destroy the liver, and could extinguish the user.


That is why it was taken off the market years ago for common use. It was
also used as a dry cleaning fluid and at one time could be found in many
homes.