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Spider wrote:

.... and remember that the toxic sap will give off cyanide fumes. Make
sure you stand upwind of the smoke.

I doubt that there will be enough to be serious, because hydrogen
cyanide is extremely flammable, with a flash point of -18. See:

http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/healthguide...cognition.html

Not breathing smoke is generally a good idea, for many reasons.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.