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Old 13th Sep 2007, 20:17
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Ndicho Moja
 
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Remember the three requirements for a fire: Fuel, Heat and Oxygen. With the amount of oxygen, as a percentage of volume, still much the same at altitude as it is at sea level, the chances of extinguishing a fire by depressurisation is pretty slim. It is only earthly creatures that have difficlty at altitude and that is because of a lack of pressure.
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