Gwangju Seobu Fire Station: "Keep K-Class Fire Extinguishers in Kitchens"

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] Gwangju Western Fire Station (Chief Kim Young-don) urged the installation of kitchen fire extinguishers (Class K) that are effective in extinguishing cooking oil fires, which frequently occur in kitchens.

The Class K fire extinguisher is named after the first letter of Kitchen.

In the case of cooking oil fires that can occur in kitchens, spraying water can cause the flames to spread further, and even if the surface flames of the cooking oil are removed with a general powder extinguisher, re-ignition can occur due to the internal temperature of the cooking oil, so this extinguisher was developed to address these issues.

According to the revision of fire safety standards in June last year, restaurants and multi-use facilities with kitchens smaller than 25㎡ must have one Class K extinguisher, and those with kitchens larger than 25㎡ must have one Class K extinguisher plus additional powder extinguishers for every 25㎡.

A representative from the Western Fire Station said, “Kitchens are places where animal and vegetable oils (such as cooking oil) are used, and the extinguishing power of powder extinguishers is weak, making it difficult to put out fires,” and added, “We hope everyone will install kitchen (Class K) extinguishers to help prevent kitchen fires and minimize damage.”

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