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Encyclopedia > Incendiary

The term incendiary refers to a fire that has been deliberately set. While it is most often used to refer to crimes of arson, it is also technically correct to use it for any fire which has been deliberately started. Incendiary is a film currently in production and slated for release in 2008. ... The Skyline Parkway Motel in Afton, Virginia after an arson fire on July 9, 2004. ...


Such a fire may also include the use of accelerants to cause rapid ignition. An accelerant is any substance or mixture that accelerates the development of fire. ...


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The Skyline Parkway Motel in Afton, Virginia after an arson fire on July 9, 2004. ... hey hey you no i rock at soccer cuz no i made the school team!! yay me aka katelyn ♥ Incendiary devices or incendiary bombs are bombs designed to start fires or destroy sensitive equipment using materials such as napalm, thermite, chlorine trifluoride, or white phosphorus. ... Incendiary bombs are bombs designed to start fires or destroy sensitive equipment using materials such as napalm, thermite, or white phosphorus. ... HEI ammunition is specially designed to pierce armor, fragment, and ignite readily combustible materials. ...

References

  • DeHaan, John D. (2002). Kirk's Fire Investigation (5th ed.). Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Pearson Education. ISBN 0-13-060458-5. (Sixth edition: ISBN 0-13-171922-X.)

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Incendiary bomb - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (241 words)
Incendiary bombs are bombs designed to start fires or destroy sensitive equipment using materials such as napalm, thermite, or white phosphorus.
Incendiary bombs, also known as fire bombs, were used as an effective bombing weapon in WWII.
Use of incendiary weapons against civilian targets was banned by Protocol III of the 1980 Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons.
Incendiary Weapons (1350 words)
The purposes of incendiaries are to cause maximum fire damage on flammable materials and objects and to illuminate.
Thermite incendiaries are a mixture of powdered aluminium metal and ferric oxide and are used in bombs for attacks on armoured fighting vehicles.
Incendiary strikes (at successive targets) should be planned to begin with the farthest downwind target and proceed upwind.
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