The present
patent application relates to the field of electrical
engineering and
power engineering and can be used for the timely emergency shutdown of
electrical equipment. The invention relates to a fire-extinguishing device having disposed therein a module (1) which contains an
aerosol-forming or gas-forming composition, and comprising an electrical igniter (7) of said module (1) and a heat-sensitive trigger device (4), which are connected to one another in series by conductors, wherein the device further comprises: a
contact group (10) for triggering, over conductors by means of an external
signal, the electrical igniter (7) of the module, or for supplying a trigger
voltage to the heat-sensitive trigger device (4) and the electrical igniter (7) of the module; an activation sensor (11), and a button (18) for manually activating the electrical igniter (7) of the module (1); the activation sensor (11) is connected by conductors (17) to the
contact group (10); and the button (18) for manually activating the electrical igniter (7) of the module is connected by conductors to the electrical igniter (7) of the module. The technical result consists in increasing the timeliness of an initial fire-extinguishing action and more efficiently impeding the spread of fire in an enclosed space such as, in particular, an electrical
enclosure, while simultaneously issuing a
signal to trigger such fire-extinguishing devices, or issuing an information
signal to
emergency control panels.