Pranoy Dhar asks  “which extinguish fire more quickly ? (a) water at 0 c (b) steam at 100 C (c) ice at 0 C

Response:

Please refer to our previously published post http://askphysics.com/extinguishing-fire-which-is-better-hot-water-or-cold-water/

Also read http://www.wikihow.com/Extinguish-a-Fire-at-the-Initial-Stages