Burke Emergency Restoration

Fire Hazard: Paint Rags and Spontaneous Combustion

Oily Paint Rags Can Spontaneously Combust Spontaneous combustion occurs when rag or cloth is slowly heated to its ignition point through oxidation. A substance will begin to release heat as it oxidizes. If this heat has no way to escape, like in a pile, the temperature will rise to a level high enough to ignite […]