US Patent:
20130299202, Nov 14, 2013
Inventors:
Stephen A. SINUNU - Colleyville TX, US
Assignee:
ENVIRONX SOLUTIONS, INC. - Colleyville TX
International Classification:
A62D 1/00
A62C 3/02
Abstract:
A method of suppressing, reducing and/or extinguishing a subterranean fire comprising contacting the subterranean fire with a fire-suppression composition comprising a carrier agent and a flame-retardant salt. A method of treating a peat fire comprising locating one or more hot spots associated with the peat fire, preparing an aqueous solution of a fire-suppression composition comprising guar and monoammonium phosphate, wherein a ratio of guar to monoammonium phosphate is about 30:70; and contacting the peat fire with the aqueous solution.