Veg Oil use Danger! @glumpy10

Uploaded January 2015 | Updated September 2026, 5 days ago

Spontaneous combustion of some veg oil soaked rags I had sitting round in the sun. The Veg oil breaking down causes a heat buildup in the rag which causes them to catch fire.
See my other Vid on using Veg oil in high powered burners, heaters and Aluminum melting furnaces here:youtube.com/user/glumpy10/videos

The rags were used to wipe up various oil spills over a few weeks. During a hot day when luckily my daughter and I were outside cleaning around the house, she smelled and saw smoke and alerted me to it.

Straight after I filmed this Clip I picked up the rag and threw it on the ground and it burst into flames.
Be careful with these oil soaked rags particularly in summer and don't leave them in heaps where they could light up and catch fire.

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