• Dover Chemical Corp. plant was damaged by fire on Thursday night

    Six fire departments in Dover extinguished a fire in a fire on Thursday night and Friday morning, which damaged a building at the Dover Chemical Company plant. According to Ohio Environmental Protection Agency spokesperson Anthony Chenault, there appears to be no off-site environmental impact. “A...
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  • How to choose the best type of fire extinguisher

    The first fire extinguisher was patented by chemist Ambrose Godfrey in 1723. Since then, many types of extinguishers have been invented, altered and developed. But one thing remains the same no matter the era — four elements must be present for a fire to exist. These elements include oxygen, heat...
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  • How safe is firefighting foam?

    Firefighters use aqueous Film-forming foam (AFFF) to help extinguish difficult-to-fight fires, particularly fires that involve petroleum or other flammable liquids ‚ known as Class B fires. However, not all firefighting foams are classified as AFFF. Some AFFF formulations contain a class of chemi...
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