When people learned to get fire on their own, it became the main source of receiving warmth and light as well as preparing food.
The frequent incidents and accidents taught people to be more attentive to fire. For many centuries water used to be the only effective means of extinguishing fire.
In the 18th century wooden barrels filled with black gunpowder and water came to replace the traditional methods of fighting against fire.
On February 7 of 1863, the device invented by engineer Alan Crane was officially adopted as the first fire extinguisher.
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