"Victoria Clare" wrote in message
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(Keith Dancey) wrote in news:c24kno
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Beware - Sodium Chlorate is a fire hazard.

I have never dared use it.

I have seen it used as a firelighter. It burns quite quickly, but I
wouldn't say it was as scary as all that. It stays put, unlike, say,
petrol, and burns out very quickly.

If you have an old shed that has been creosoted, I'd say that's more of a
fire hazard.

Sodium chlorate is not inflammable by itself. It is a substance which
supplies Oxygen abundantly. When it is spilt onto something which is itself
flammable, like wood, it can start a spontaneous fire.

Franz