Potentially devastating and lethal cases of spontaneous combustion are an increasingly common cause of fires. Fire and Emergency NZ (Fenz) data released under the Official Information Act showed spontaneous combustion caused at least 114 fires last year, up from 91 the year before. Lucy Cotterill, of Fenz, said spontaneous ignition was a chemical or biological process generating enough heat to ignite reacting materials without introduced heat sources. Flames are leaping about by 8.39pm after the spontaneous combustion. Photo / SuppliedOther hospitality businesses have also learned about spontaneous combustion the hard way.

Source: New Zealand Herald January 07, 2021 16:04 UTC