Nuclear sub victims mourned: comments

quoteDan

August 31, 2009, 19:48

I think they are talking about Halon also..as far as I know freon would not be a poisonus gas either.

quoteEd

August 06, 2009, 13:50

They are likely referring to halon, not freon. Halon is used to suppress fires in equipment rooms. Freon is the refrigerant used in air conditioners and refrigerators.

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