Due to coronavirus pandemic, hand sanitizers are in much demand as people wash their hands often or always carry hand sanitizers with them.
Summer heat is also increasing day by day, there are reports about hand sanitizers exploding or causing a fire in cars. In fact, a warning from a fire department in Wisconsin about use of hand sanitizers sparked confusion among the netizens, as they used a picture of a car explosion.
There were several reports about hand sanitizers sparking a fire. Ever since the warning, people are searching “Is it safe to leave hand sanitizer in your car?”
Recently, a video was also shared on Facebook showing a car explosion with hand sanitizer as a cause of the explosion.
FACT CHECK:
Most sanitisers are alcohol-based and thus inflammable in nature. They can cause a fire if they are kept near an ignition source like a lighter or matchbox. Seeing all these confusions, the National Fire Protection Association posted a video clarifying the doubts on whether hand sanitizers can cause car fires.
Here’s The Clarification Video by National Fire Protection:
This can cause panic among people but the above accident is not due to hand sanitizers. But, we would still to bring to your notice to be careful about the use of alcohol-based sanitizers.
Final Verdict
No. These are fake claims although one should be careful about using hand sanitizers near flammable objects.
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