Fires involving live electrical equipment such as transformers would be classified as:
Fires involving live electrical equipment such as transformers would be classified as:
Fires involving live electrical equipment such as transformers are classified as Class C fires. Class C fires specifically involve energized electrical equipment, distinguishing them from other classes that involve materials like solids, flammable liquids, gases, and metals.
Class A - fires involving solid materials such as wood, paper or textiles. Class B - fires involving flammable liquids such as petrol, diesel or oils. Class C - fires involving gases. Class D - fires involving metals. Class E - fires involving live electrical apparatus
Class E designation for electrical fires is only in Australia. In the U.S. it is Class C
Class C Fires Fires that involve energized electrical equipment. (NFPA)