Wednesday, June 03, 2020

Fact check: Alcohol-based hand sanitizers will not spark car fires


I suggest reading the whole article

https://news.yahoo.com/fact-check-alcohol-based-hand-090032712.html

Devon Link, USA TODAY
,USA TODAY•June 2, 2020

As summer arises and the coronavirus pandemic continues, concerns about the flammability of alcohol-based hand sanitizers (ABHS) are flooding the internet.

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Our ruling: False

We rate the claim that alcohol-based hand sanitizer stored in hot cars can ignite FALSE because it is not supported by our research. Experts say alcohol-based hand sanitizer is flammable, but can only ignite if a flame is introduced. Although leaving small amounts of ABHS in your car does not pose a significant fire risk, it should not be kept in vehicles because high temperatures can lower its disinfectant ability.

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