When utilizing wood chunks or charcoal briquettes, structure a pyramid and wet with lighter liquid, and don’t light until you have ensured the liquid has soaked in.
Don’t ever add lighter liquid to already warm or hot coals.
Don’t ever use kerosene, gasoline, or other highly inflammable liquids as a starter as they are capable of exploding.
Utilize an electric metal chimney or any other starter made specifically for lighting wood chunks or charcoal briquettes as an alternate option to lighter liquid.