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salt water for electrical fires???

fredengle
in Physics

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I was wondering if it has ever been found successul to extinguish an electrical fire with salt water???

 

and I was wondering if this could be applied to an energized t.v. or computer fire.

 

I would like to hear all pertinent information please and plesase include a reference source for verifcation of info thank you!!!!

it would work if you could cut the power first. not cutting it leads to the very real chance of electrocution as salt water is a good conductor. not cutting the power also leads to the release of chlorine gas, hydrogen gas and oxygen gas. none of these are going to help extinguish a fire and chlorine is quite toxic.

 

stick to powder and CO2

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