During the siege he set off a fire extinguisher and told the police he had accelerants. |
It found two spots where accelerants could have been used and police took away samples for analysis. |
We know there was a break-in at the school and that a fire started somehow, but accelerants were not used. |
He believed the fire had been developing for at least 15 minutes before the fire brigade arrived as no accelerants such as petrol appeared to have been used. |
Note that the patient has used liberal amounts of hair gel, hair spray, and perfume, all of which act as fuel and accelerants for a fire. |
Teenagers are often injured from illicit activities involving accelerants, such as petrol, or electrocution. |