Patent ID: 7670513

Claim:
A method of controlling a fire consuming a combustible object comprising a step of applying a sufficient amount of a fire-fighting composition to the combustible object to retard, suppress, or extinguish the fire, said fire-fighting composition comprising: (a) 0.01% to 20%, by weight, of a superabsorbent polymer; (b) 0.005% to 10%, by weight, of a colorant; (c) 0.005% to 10%, by weight, of an additional opacifying agent selected from the group consisting of calcium carbonate, a styrene-butadiene copolymer, a styrene-vinylpyrrolidone copolymer, a styrene-butadiene-acrylonitrile copolymer, an acrylic polymer, a polyvinyl acetate, a polyvinyl acrylate, a starch, a polyethylenimine, a polystyrene, a polyethylene, a polyvinyl alcohol, and mixtures thereof; and (d) water.