When Was First Fire Extinguisher Invented?

When Was First Fire Extinguisher Invented? A portable pressurised fire extinguisher, the ‘Extincteur’ was invented by British Captain George William Manby and demonstrated in 1816 to the ‘Commissioners for the affairs of Barracks’; it consisted of a copper vessel of 3 gallons (13.6 liters) of pearl ash (potassium carbonate) solution contained within compressed … Who