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O. Sami Saydjari wrote:
As I recall, there has been some issue that inhaling Halon can be pretty
bad for people's health. Why is a Halon fire extinguisher a great idea.

Halon is a great alternative to water in indoor environments because
it's non-directional. You can't 'flood' a room with a conventional dry
fire extinguisher, but you CAN flood a room with halon. It's heavier
than air so it fills up the room and smothers the fire. That's the
reason I've been told it's dangerous to inhale -- it will sit in your
lungs.

I only deployed a dry extinguisher inside once (small grease fire) and
it was a god awful mess for only a few short bursts.

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