Fire needs oxygen to burn. Carbon dioxide (CO₂) helps put out fires by removing oxygen. It’s quick, clean and commonly used in fire extinguishers. Tap to read in detail.

Crews from Perranporth and Tolvaddon put out the fire using a carbon dioxide extinguisher Firefighters put out an electrical fire at a home in Perranporth on Thursday evening, Cornwall's fire ...

"Smoke was issuing from an electrical fire in a warehouse, around 150m by 130m, and this was extinguished by two firefighters wearing breathing apparatus and using a hose reel jet, a covering jet and ...