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Cuando se extingue un incendio por sofocación…When a fire is put out by smothering:

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Correct answer: b) The fire is choked by removing the oxygen.

Why it is correct

Smothering chokes the fire by removing oxygen, for example with a blanket or CO₂.

Why the others are not

  • a) Cooling.
  • c) Starvation.
  • d) Inhibition.

How to work it out in the exam

  1. Smother: no oxygen.

Where this question comes from

Regulations

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