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Water cannot be used to extinguish petrol fires. Why?

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Water cannot be used to extinguish petrol fires. Why?

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Water is used to extinguish most fires because it lowers the temperature of burning material. However, in case of petrol fires, petrol being lighter than water, floats over water and hence fire spreads instead of being extinguished.

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