Can hand-sanitizer catch fire? Amitabh Bachchan shares an experiment video

With World fighting battle against Coronavirus pandemic, using hand-sanitizer has become mandatory in order to stay safe from COVID-19. But are those sanitisers flammable? Can y catch fire considering y are alcohol based? 

Amitabh Bachchan shared a video on his Twitter timeline where a man can be seen experimenting and answering — 'Can sanitizer make you catch on fire?' man begins by dropping a small portion of sanitizer on plate and lights a match stick on it to see if re is a fire. But re is thing that is seen — flame or fire.

But he n takes a tissue and brings it closer to sanitizer and it immediately catches fire because re was an invisible flame coming out of sanitizer that was t visible to naked eye or mobile camera. man furr claims that even though flame is t visible but when you keep your hand around it, one feels heat. Bachchan shared video and wrote, "Whoaa" (surprise).

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Can sanitizer catch fire? Is sanitizer flammable?

While sanitizers do contain a certain amount of alcohol, re are chances of flammability. According to a report by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, US, in order to make sure that sanitizer does t catch fire, one has to make sure that ir hands are dry after using hand sanitizer. Only n y can continue with ir work, and chances of catching fire are zero. 

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It is important to store hand sanitizers properly. When you apply hand sanitizer, you must make sure that you rub it evenly on your hands. You must make sure that hands are completely dry and re is residual sanitizer left on your hand. Proper use of same will keep you away from any hazard. 

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