A fire extinguisher for ants weighing just 400 grams is coming to Malaysia and will be available for sale next month.
This portable little firefighter was designed to put out small scale electrical and electronic fires.
Mangiafuocco, a cylindrical fire extinguisher, will be distributed by Global Combined Technology Sdn Bhd, Bernama reports.
“Due to its design and size, it can be held by a child, and can easily put out fires in A, B, C categories, small scale electrical and electronic fires,” Company director Major (Rtd) Zainal Abdullah was quoted as saying.
“It uses compressed potassium powder and can put out fire for 50 to 100 seconds compared to conventional fire extinguishers weighing 10 kg that can only put out fire for 10 to 19 seconds,” he said.
Zainal said the fire extinguisher would not need the traditional six-month maintenance and is expected to cost between RM400 and RM480.
