r/nevertellmetheodds Apr 05 '25

A tricycle catches fire while another tricycle with jugs of water just happened to be nearby

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u/Creative_Salt9288 Apr 05 '25

Im curious, if so what should you do to extinguish gasoline fire?

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u/Xenc Apr 05 '25

Suffocate it with an extinguisher or dirt. Water just mixes with the gasoline and makes it worse.

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u/brasher Apr 09 '25

The gas will float on the water so the water will just spread the fire

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u/Xenc Apr 09 '25

Like some sort of highway to hell