How many fire extinguishers are required for hazardous material vehicles?
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Hazardous material vehicles are required to be equipped with two fire extinguishers. Types of hazardous material vehicles: Tank-type specialized transport vehicles: Generally used for transporting liquid hazardous chemicals such as flammable, explosive, and toxic substances; Box-type specialized transport vehicles: Typically employed for transporting solid hazardous chemicals like industrial explosives, detonators, and fireworks; Ordinary trucks: Their cargo compartments lack flame-retardant material layers or partitions on inner and outer surfaces, have poor airtightness, and lack functions such as high-temperature resistance, dustproofing, rainproofing, static electricity prevention, and lightning protection. Collisions can easily lead to large-scale leaks, fires, or explosions of hazardous chemicals. Reasons why hazardous material vehicles require fire extinguishers: There are mandatory regulations for public transportation vehicles such as passenger buses, taxis, and hazardous material vehicles where passengers are concentrated or fires are prone to occur, requiring drivers and relevant personnel to carry fire extinguishers onboard.