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Question
If a person’s clothes catches fire, the best way to extinguish the fire is to
Options
throw water on the clothes
use fire extinguisher
cover the person with a woolen blanket
cover the person with a polythene sheet
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Solution
cover the person with a woolen blanket
Explanation:
Cover the person with a woollen blanket so that the supply of air to the burning clothes is cut off and hence, the burning (or fire) stops.
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