Fire accelerator
Fire accelerators are called highly flammable chemical substances (mostly liquids) that are used to set fire to little flammable things or to burn things that are not burning alone. These are primarily liquids such as ethanol (spirit), gasoline or similar that are spilled over the objects to be burned.
The term "fire accelerator" is mainly used in police reports on criminal offenses (see arson ) - even if a fire would not be possible without "accelerator", for example if a corpse is to be burned with it.
The reliable proof of the possible use of fire accelerators is provided by forensic investigations with the help of gas chromatography / mass spectrometry .
Web links
Wiktionary: Fire accelerator - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations
- Ignite practice and traditional fires safely: fire accelerators are prohibited! (accessed on March 30, 2020)
- Evidence of the fire accelerator denatured alcohol (accessed on March 30, 2020)
- Arson offenses and forensic methods to investigate perpetrators (accessed March 30, 2020)
- Styrofoam insulation as a fire accelerator (accessed March 30, 2020)
- Guide to engineering methods for fire protection (accessed March 30, 2020)
Individual evidence
- ^ AD Pert, MG Baron, JW Birkett: Review of analytical techniques for arson residues. In: J Forensic Sci. 51 (5), Sep 2006, pp. 1033-1010. PMID 17018079
- ^ AT Barnes, JA Dolan, RJ Kuk, JA Siegel: Comparison of gasolines using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry and target ion response. In: J Forensic Sci. 49 (5), Sep 2004, pp. 1018-1023. PMID 15461104
- ^ I. Montani, S. Comment, O. Delémont: The sampling of ignitable liquids on suspects' hands. In: Forensic Sci Int. Nov 30, 2009. PMID 19954905