Does Halon remove oxygen from the air?
It is a common misconception that Halon, like CO2, “removes oxygen from the air.” According to the Halon Alternative Research Corporation (www.harc.org): “Three things must come together at the same time to start a fire. The first ingredient is fuel (anything that can burn), the second is oxygen and the last is an ignition source. Traditionally, to stop a fire you need to remove one side of the triangle-the ignition, the fuel or the oxygen. Halon adds a fourth dimension to fire fighting-breaking the chain reaction. It stops the fuel, the ignition and the oxygen from working together by chemically reacting with them.
