Bulging containers require extreme care. Contact the fire department. Material glows on ignition and burns without a visible flame. Contact of molten material with limited amounts of water may result in steam explosion. This product, when ignited, will burn with the evolution of noxious chlorine containing gases.
Decomposition requires a continuos heat source.
Once the heat source is removed, decomposition will not continue. In addition, when in contact with another combustible material, this product will increase the burning rate of the combustible material. It may also cause burns to the respiratory tract with the production of lung edema that can result in shortness of breath, wheezing, choking, chest pain, and impairment of lung function. Inhalation of high concentrations can result in permanent lung damage. Chronic inhalation exposure may cause impairment of lung function and permanent lung damage.