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Investigators Report Arsonists Using Snack Foods to Start Fires

posted by Fnord666 on Sunday October 13 2019, @05:32PM   Printer-friendly
from the carrying-an-arson-device dept.

An Anonymous Coward writes:

https://phys.org/news/2019-10-arsonists-snack-foods.html

"Also, someone looking to start a fire who is carrying a can of petrol stands out. No one's going to look twice at someone with a bag of crisps, and the evidence destroys itself. This is especially helpful if someone is trying to make a deliberate fire look accidental. Criminals have presumably worked this out and told each other."

"Crisps encourage fire—they feed it—because they are hugely calorific and fatty. As the video shows, a packet of crisps—either the potato ones or the puffy, maize or corn-based ones—can set a car seat on fire within 200 seconds. Plenty of time for someone to get away."

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday October 13 2019, @09:10PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday October 13 2019, @09:10PM (#906708)

    That one wouldn't load for me. I suspect it's too dank. This one [iotwreport.com] worked.