Originally Posted by
The Bartender
If jetfuel was as explosive as the interviewed 'survivors' seem to believe, i would never be in the vicinity of an aircraft.
Was it dangerous? No, not at all, but it is illegal...
Exactly. Unless it's aerosolized or the ambient temp is
really high, you could extinguish burning cigarettes (or matches) in Jet A1 all day, without incident (except for contaminating the fuel). But don't do that, of course.