ignitable

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A year earlier, the company settled with the EPA over allegations that it had improperly stored ignitable hazardous waste at a facility near San Diego.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

Montgomery County Fire Chief Scott Goldstein said that accelerant detection dogs picked up the smell of an ignitable liquid in the debris pile.

From Washington Post • Nov. 18, 2022

Many hand sanitizers contain ethyl alcohol, which, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, “readily evaporates at room temperature into an ignitable vapor and is considered a flammable liquid.”

From Seattle Times • Jan. 7, 2022

The London Fire Brigade said crews attended reports of a car alight and fire investigation dogs were used to "help identify any ignitable substances present".

From BBC • Jul. 15, 2021

Taylor raised a baton whose ignitable ends had been reduced to stubs.

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray