class-d fire
Definition
NFPA designation for fire involving metals that burn, such as lithium, magnesium, potassium, sodium, titanium, and zirconium, that can be extinguished by eliminating air supply and smothering the fire—and never water because it may react with these metals or their compounds.
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class-d fire is in the General, Marine, & Life Insurance and Material & Occupational Safety subjects.
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