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> > I have been taught that halon is toxic.
>
>         I'd not heard that. The halon extinguishers I have, and
>  have used, don't carry toxic warnings- but I'd no sooner inhale
>  it than I would CO2, purple K, or water.
>         Using halon on fire is magic- it just shuts it off.
>

The label on my Halon extinguisher state....."WARNING: THE CONCENTRATED
ATENT WHEN APPLIED TO FIRE CAN PRODUCE TOXIC BY-PRODUCTS.  AVOID
INHALATION OF THESE MATERIALS BY EVACUATING AND VENTILATING THE AREA.
DO NOT USE IN CONFINED SPACES OF LESS THAN 312 CUBIC FEET PER
EXTINGUISHER."

Judging by the warnings on the big Halon Fire Extinguishing system in my
office's computer room, I think the real danger is the fact that if you
breath Halon, youre not breathing Oxygen.  Keep that up for a few
minutes and youre history.

Either way, would you really want to inhale something called
Bromochlorodifuoromethane regardless if it is or isnt truly toxic?
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