Fire extinguishers can also be made to extinguish more than one type of fire. A good extinguisher to have in each residential kitchen is a 2A10BC fire extinguisher. You might also get a Type A for the living room and bedrooms and an ABC for the basement and garage. S queeze and S weep. Pull the pin at the top of the cylinder.
Some units require the releasing of a lock latch or pressing a puncture lever.
Aim the nozzle at the base of the fire. Squeeze or press the handle. Sweep the contents from side to side at the base of the fire until it goes out. Shut off the extinguisher and then watch carefully for a rekindling of the fire. The fire department has been called.