A large fire is always a tricky episode and takes heavy fire extinguishers and neat resources to extinguish and minimize damage, both to property as well as life.  However, routine fires are not necessarily in that range and can be easily doused or controlled if the right equipment is available on hand.

One of the  latest revolutionary ideas today is the Fire Extinguisher Ball, which arguably is one of the fastest and most effective ways to extinguishing fire.

A fire starts as a small blaze, which if controlled in time, can avoid the risk of a bigger and fierce fire.  The BMC recently tested a new equipment at Mohammad Ali Road, the Fire Extinguisher Ball at two locations this month.  A small fire, in a 90 sqft area can be doused by the fire extinguisher ball, in less than 6 seconds.  The effect of the ball chemical is such that the fire simply evaporates.  No side effects and no environmental damage.

Fire extinguishers are usually of A, B and C category, to douse fires caused by oil, chemical and cloth (or paper).  The legacy extinguishers need expertise to operate and have a shelf life of 6 months to 11 months, after which they are either replaced or refilled.

Fire Extinguisher Ball, when thrown into a fire, can extinguish the flames in 3-6 seconds over a 3 cubic meter (90 sqft) area.  The Fire Extinguisher Ball is now available in Rajasthan, with the prime agency operating out of Udaipur. Manufactured by Firetech Global, the FireX ball is a handy 1kg unit.  A virtually maintenance free unit, it has a shelf life of 5 years.  Meaning no refilling and no replacement till five years.  The major benefit of this unit is that it is effective for fires of each of the A, B, C, E and K class.

FIRE X Dry Powder Fire Extinguisher Ball

FireX ball can be used primarily across all establishments like commercial buildings, hotels, nursing homes, hospitals, restaurants, residential buildings, leisure complexes, schools, public areas, vehicles, maritime, railway, factories as well as aviation.