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BBKing · 12-12-2005, 11:22

Sounds rather unlikely to me, David. Oil fires can't be fought with water IIRC because oil merely floats to the surface and burns there. I have a suspicion that in a fire water would boil into steam and escape that way rather than split. Still not a lot of use though.

12-12-2005, 11:22	#45
BBKing R.I.P. Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: London Services: 20Mb VM CM, Virgin TV Posts: 5,983	Re: Major explosion in Hemel Hempstead Sounds rather unlikely to me, David. Oil fires can't be fought with water IIRC because oil merely floats to the surface and burns there. I have a suspicion that in a fire water would boil into steam and escape that way rather than split. Still not a lot of use though.