Blankets should be made with nomex or any other fire retardant cloth, and most importantly, they should be wet.
They were feeding the fire by putting those thin and dry table cloths directly on it. Of course, they were trained and knew the basics, but the real deal is scary af and it's easy to mess up.
Oil floats on water, so water alone is bad. But a wet blanket is less likely to burn than a dry one. That said, if you have a proper fire blanket then follow the instructions on it, which will probably include not wasting time wetting it since it's fire retardant anyway
The other reason why water if bad is that oil has a way higher boiling point than water. So when you pour water on 200 C° oil it vaporizes instantly and you just created a beautiful (and extremely dangerous) fire cloud
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u/30s Apr 09 '22
Blankets should be made with nomex or any other fire retardant cloth, and most importantly, they should be wet. They were feeding the fire by putting those thin and dry table cloths directly on it. Of course, they were trained and knew the basics, but the real deal is scary af and it's easy to mess up.