With hand sanitizer now a common part of people’s hand hygiene routine due to the coronavirus, the Honolulu Fire Department has a warning–hand sanitizer is flammable. The key germ fighting ingredient ...

Rockville, MD — Although alcohol-based hand sanitizers can help prevent the transmission of COVID-19, the liquid solutions – most of which contain isopropyl alcohol – are flammable and can cause burn ...

MIAMI (CBSMiami) -- Hand sanitizer is important to keep around, but you might not want to keep it in your car on a hot day. That's because flammable liquids and direct sunlight can make it explode, ...

TAMPA, Fla. — With so many local firework shows and displays canceled, some people around the country are taking the light show into their own hands this Fourth of July. This year, a new state law ...

The world may have changed drastically over the last few months due to the pandemic, but the laws of combustion have not. While hand sanitizer has become an integral part of the daily routine for ...

This VERIFY began when firefighters in Wisconsin warned drivers against storing hand sanitizer in cars. The Western Lakes Fire District posted this image to Facebook, saying that because most hand ...

It’s hard to imagine celebrating the Fourth of July without fireworks. But if you’ve become a routine hand sanitizer user amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, take heed: do not use it before ...

A few weeks ago, Kate Wise used some hand sanitizer then lit a candle. But, suddenly her arm caught fire. As she tried putting out the flames, they spread to the bottle of sanitizer, which exploded, ...

HOUSTON – Hand sanitizer has become an essential part of life. Many people keep bottles stashed in all kinds of places, including their vehicles, but an image that has been recirculating on social ...