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In Mozambique, fire extinguishers must be serviced at least every six month. Let ABC Extintores make this easier for you.

Closing your door is an easy firefighting technique, that you can apply at your home. It could one day save your life!

For how long can a fire burn? As long as it has sufficient fuel, oxygen and heat. In some cases, this can be a very long time. The world’s longest burning fire is thought to be Burning Mountain (also called Mount Wingen) in Australia. This fire has been burning continuously for an estimated 5500 years. The fire is fuelled by a coal seam that is located 30 meters below the surface. Coal seam fires occur around the world. Other well-known examples are Brennender Berg (Germany)

Commercial kitchens are a high-risk area when it comes to fire. According to one NFPA study, in the USA every year an average of 7410 restaurant fires with a total damage of USD 165M are reported. Many restaurants do not reopen after a kitchen fire. Commercial kitchens are typically equipped with a lot of appliances from stoves to deep fryers. Open flames are common in restaurant kitchens. Also, there is often there’s a lot of combustible material on site, such as cooking oi

Do you have smoke alarms installed at your home yet? Smoke alarms can give the home’s occupants an early warning in case of a fire. Smoke alarms can buy precious minutes to escape from a burning house. This is all the more relevant for Mozambique, where the use of burglar bars in front of the windows may reduce the number of escape routes drastically. Moreover, smoke alarms can warn sleepers of a fire. The majority of fatalities in residential fires are caused by asphyxiation

ABC Extintores is pleased to announce its appointment as an Authorized Distributor of Kidde-Fenwal, Inc. As such ABC Extintores will the first company to sell Kidde Fire Systems in Mozambique. With the support of Kidde-Fenwal, ABC Extintores is expanding its product offering and taking its technical capabilities to the next level. Since 1917, Kidde Fire Systems “www.kiddefiresystems.com” has been a global leader in fire protection, protecting people, property, and processes

Response time is critical when it comes to combating fires. A small fire that is just starting can in most cases be put out with the help of a handheld fire extinguisher. When a fire is fully developed at times not even the fire brigade is able to extinguish the fire. A fire alarm system can give you an early warning that a fire is developing. A fire alarm system consists of a number of detectors that is linked to a fire panel. The fire control panel is typically centrally l

We would like to remind our clients that by Mozambican law (Ministerial diploma no. 95/92 of July 1) fire extinguishers must be pressure tested at least every five years. With a hydrostatic test pump de extinguisher is pressurized with the test pressure of 2000 kPA or more for 60 seconds. This test serves to verify that the cylinder is still in good condition. As you may know, gas is stored under pressure in the cylinder of the fire extinguisher. For example, dry chemical po

We are pleased to announce that ABC Extintores has become an authorized reseller for Pinnacle Africa. We are now able to offer a range of fire detection and gas suppression products from Pinnacle Security Solutions (PinnSec). Under this arrangement, we have already installed an automatic fire suppression system for a server room in Maputo. This system uses the Eckoshield fire extinguishing gas. This HFC 227 gas is also known under the trade name FM200. Automatic fire exting

“Which type of fire extinguisher do I need?” is a question that we often get. In this post we will set out the Mozambican system for the classification of fires and which type of fire extinguisher is suitable for which class of fire. To start with, it is necessary to identify the type(s) of fire that may occur. These may vary from object to object, whether it’s a house, a factory, a vehicle, a board or an office. In Mozambique fires are classified in classes A to E: Class A