r/Firefighting Mar 22 '25

Ask A Firefighter Anyone know what happened with this extinguisher?

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u/TheOldeFyreman Mar 22 '25

Looks like when he dropped it, it landed on the handle/valve assembly and broke that off the top of the extinguisher. Without the handle/valve assembly all the pressure was released through the hole in the top of the extinguisher, making into a mini rocket.