fires of Class A/B/C/E/F

Class A fire: refers to fires of solid materials. Such materials usually have the properties of organic materials and generally produce hot embers when burning. Such as fires of wood, hay, coal, cotton, wool, hemp, paper, etc.

Class B fire: refers to fires of liquid or fusible solid materials. Such as fires of kerosene, diesel, crude oil, methanol, ethanol, asphalt, paraffin, plastic, etc.

Class C fire: refers to gas fires. Such as fires of coal gas, natural gas, methane, ethane, propane, hydrogen, etc.

Class D fire: refers to metal fires. Such as fires of potassium, sodium, magnesium, titanium, zirconium, lithium, aluminum-magnesium alloy, etc.

Class E fire: refers to electric fires. Fires in which objects burn with electricity.

Class F fire: refers to fires of cooking materials (such as animal and vegetable oils) in cooking utensils. Source: Fire Classification (GB/T 4968-2008, issued on November 4, 2008, implemented on April 1, 2009)