From Dexerto · Michael Gwilliam · · 40s
Worker uses soda bottles to put out electrical fire
Venezuelan utility worker extinguishes transformer fire with soda bottles.
In brief
Venezuelan utility worker extinguishes transformer fire with soda bottles. A Venezuelan utility worker used soda bottles to put out a burning electrical transformer, risking injury but preventing disaster. Originally reported by Dexerto.
Worker faces electrical fire
A utility worker in Venezuela used soda bottles to extinguish a burning electrical transformer.
Worker's risky method
The worker threw two-liter soda bottles at the transformer three times to stop the flames.
Why soda bottles worked
Carbon dioxide in soda bottles displaced oxygen, helping to cool the transformer.
Expert warnings
Electrical engineer Jesús Olivares warned soda bottles could cause electric shock or burns.
The takeaway
A Venezuelan utility worker used soda bottles to put out a burning electrical transformer, risking injury but preventing disaster.
