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Recent Examples of retardant
The fiery crash, which also emitted toxic fumes and prompted forestry officials to apply fire retardant to the area, is the latest instance of a Tesla electric vehicle fire requiring mass amounts water to extinguish.
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Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 13 Sep. 2024
Firefighters were trying to slow the fire and build containment lines and use water drops and fire retardant to contain the blaze.
—Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2024
The resulting mini explosion shoots the fire retardant powder out 5 feet (1.5 m) to either side of the module, ideally extinguishing the flames on one side while keeping the other side from catching fire in the first place.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 11 Sep. 2024
If retardant gets dropped on homes, residents should clean off the building as soon as possible, Boulder fire officials said.
—Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 2 Sep. 2024
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Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 13 Sep. 2024
Firefighters were trying to slow the fire and build containment lines and use water drops and fire retardant to contain the blaze.
—Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2024
The resulting mini explosion shoots the fire retardant powder out 5 feet (1.5 m) to either side of the module, ideally extinguishing the flames on one side while keeping the other side from catching fire in the first place.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 11 Sep. 2024
If retardant gets dropped on homes, residents should clean off the building as soon as possible, Boulder fire officials said.
—Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 2 Sep. 2024
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“Retardant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retardant. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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