Fun Fact: Extinguish Fire with Baking Soda

That's right, baking soda is the main ingredient in many fire extinguishers. You can use it straight out of the box to extinguish small fires throughout your home.

If you like to barbecue, keep baking soda near by to quell a flare-up by tossing a few handfuls of baking soda into the fire.

Keep a box in your garage and inside your car to quickly extinguish any mechanical or car-interior fires.

Baking soda will also snuff out electrical fires and flames on clothing, wood, upholstery, and carpeting.

"Extraordinary Uses For Ordinary Things" from The Reader's Digest Association, Inc.