Claim: Alcohol-based hand sanitiser can become heated when left in hot cars leading to flammable vapours being released, these can then ignite in normal air conditions and set fire to flammable components in the car.
Fact-check: Alcohol-based hand sanitiser cannot catch fire, without a spark, just because it's in a hot car - Full Fact
Verdict: this is incorrect. alcohol-based hand sanitiser cannot catch fire at the temperatures found in cars without a spark.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Rachael Krishna
Date published: 2020-06-24T00:00:00