The NHS has warned Brits not to leave bottles of hand sanitiser in their cars during the heatwave.
Temperatures are set to hit 34?C this week and there are fears they could catch fire in the heat.
NHS staff have been told to remove all alcohol-based hand gels from their cars after a number of fires broke out.
The warm weather can cause the alcohol in the sanitiser to evaporate.
This in turn means flammable vapours are released.
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The vapour can then ignite if there is a spark and start a fire inside the car.
Some have exploded
The heat can also cause pressure to build up inside the bottle and some have exploded.
A number of pictures show the after effects of bottles that have caught fire.
And they’ve done a lot of damage to the cars they were in.
Make sure you take your hand sanitiser out of your cars, especially in the upcoming heat!
Fire hazard 🔥
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