UK Fire Extinguisher Colours

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Red

The "Red Sea" is a body of water

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Water Extinguisher Colour

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Cream

Expanding foam is cream coloured

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Foam Extinguisher Colour

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Blue

Powder Blue

Power Puff

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Powder Extinguisher Colour

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Black

Coal is predominantly made up of carbon and black in colour.

Carbon dioxide or C0₂

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CO₂ Extinguisher Colour

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A specialist wet chemical extinguisher is used on class F fires (Fats and Oils) Yellow can make you think of oil or cooking oil. Picture a yellowish bottle of oil you might see in a kitchen.

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wet chemical fire extinguisher