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ELI5: How/why does water put fire out?
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Water does two things. It cools the burning object by being converted to steam, drawing the energy away and snuffing out the ignition temperature. It also, suffocates the gasification occurring on the surface of the burning object. Nothing actually burns, it's the gas coming off the object that is fire.