FACTS

• Many materials are prone to spontaneous ignition such as linseed oil, oil-based paints and stains, varnishes and polyurethane, and paint thinners.
• Oil or solvent soaked rags are one of the most common causes of garage fires.
• The main products that pose a risk of combustion are typically oil-based paints, oil-based stains, teak oils, linseed oils, varnishes, polyurethane paints, and paint thinners etc.
• When a rag or cloth is soaked in oil-soaked product, an exothermic chemical reaction occurs producing energy in the form of heat. Over a small space of time the temperature will continue to rise and if this […]

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