Democratic Sentinel, Volume 16, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 September 1892 — Ammonia in Fire Extinction. [ARTICLE]

Ammonia in Fire Extinction.

The usefulness of carbonic acid water in extinguishing fire has often been referred to, and not long ago a pharmacist, who happened to have a lively incipient fire on his hands, used his soda fountain for this purpose with most satisfactory results. An equally successful application of the vapor of ammonia under similar conditions is now reported to have been made by a French pharmacist. A vessel of gasoline had become ignited, nnd the flames resisted all efforts to subdue them until a bottle of ammonia water was thrown into the apartment. It was thus broken, the vapor of ammonia was liberated and the flames were instantly extinguished. It is suggested that this application of ammonia should be fully investigated.—[St. Louis Globe-Demo-crat.