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WHY DO WE WRAP A BLANKET AROUND A PERSON WHOSE CLOTHES CAUGHT FIRE

In order for a fire to burn, all three elements of the fire triangle must be present: heat, fuel and oxygen. If any one is cut off the fire will be put out. As the fire blanket completely surrounds the person whose clothes caught fire, it seals the person’s body surface around the fire and cut’s off the oxygen supply to the fire, thereby putting it out. Hence fire blanket acts as a fire extinguisher and stops the fire from spreading.

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Yes,it is best to use a blanket or coat to smother the flames on someones clothing. You should first tell them to stop, drop and roll. Then you can use the blanket to smother the flames that have yet to extinguish.

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we wrap a blanket around a person whose clothes caught fire because it cutsthe supply of oxygen with fire as fire can only burn when it is in contact with fire

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we wrap a blanket around a person whose clothes caught fire because it cutsthe supply of oxygen with fire as fire can only burn when it is in contact with fire

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covering the person with a thick blanket cuts off the air supply and stops fire from spreading.

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