An aerosol firefighter
Of the hospital’s two adjacent blocks standing wall to wall, one burned down completely, but the other remained intact. At first, no one could understand why. Soon, however, it emerged that the latter had recently been fitted with automatic fire extinguishers — BONTEL ampoules. There have been many such cases, all showing that BONTEL products are 100% reliable, and save lives and property whatever the circumstances.
Not long ago, rumours that the city fire service was intending to make it compulsory for all Moscow citizens to keep a fire extinguisher at home caused a stir in the Russian capital. In principle, this was not that surprising: Russian drivers have long had to keep a fire extinguisher in their boot, so protecting homes was a logical next step. However, the sceptics asked reasonable questions. Let’s say you’ve bought a fire extinguisher. Does that mean your worries are over? No! Fires often happen when people are asleep, oblivious to the smell of smoke. How can they detect a fire in its early stages? And what if a fire happens while you are out?
Even if you install a stand-alone fire detector that messages your mobile phone when a fire starts, this will not guarantee that anything will be left to save by the time the fire brigade arrives. Once the fire is blazing away, your fire extinguisher will not help.
Another issue was whether everyone could actually use a fire extinguisher. Imagine a little lady living alone: she will probably not even be able to lift one, let alone put a fire out.
Small, but strong
The above concerns are justified. Or at least they were, until the advent of new-generation fire extinguishers solved all these problems. Leading the way are BONTEL fire extinguishers, in particular their most popular model, a special fire extinguishing ampoule, which can be affixed to a ceiling or wall.
A fire near an ampoule will set off its automatic safety system. As the temperature rises, the pressure inside the vessel increases. When the temperature of the solution reaches 90°C, the glass breaks, spraying the contents over the seat of the fire.
The extinguishing agent rapidly cools the location of the fire, simultaneously displacing oxygen from the combustion zone. Meanwhile, it forms a thin film on the hot surface, blocking off oxygen and preventing re-ignition.
The fire has been contained. Extinguishing it has taken just 45 seconds.
Stylish and practical
A BONTEL ampoule does not look like a fire extinguisher – if you saw one on a wall, you would not immediately guess what it was for. Perhaps one might have already caught your eye in an office or at a filling station. In Russia, BONTEL stand-alone fire suppression systems are already widely used at industrial assets, from specialised machinery to power plants.
BONTEL ampoules, suspended modules and other products are becoming increasingly popular in residential premises–flats and houses–as well. They are also liked by drivers, who buy the ampoules not just for their cars, but for their garages as well.
Small and compact, the ampoule can easily be bracket-mounted in any room: a kitchen, a bedroom, a hallway, or above electric appliances and sockets.
With its elegant design and wide choice of colours, the BONTEL ampoule fits into any interior, and the fact that it does not require maintenance or an external power source means that it can be installed anywhere. Customers can do this themselves, although we recommend leaving the job to experts.
After this, you will have a whole 10 years (the length of the manufacturer’s warranty) free from fire worries.