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Can green grass catch on fire?

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It's very hard to start your well-kept lawn on fire but a pasture or field that does not get mowed very often may. read more

It certainly can. In fact, under certain conditions green grass is more likely to catch fire than dry grass is. Long ago I worked in a garbage-fired steam plant. Garbage trucks dumped their loads in the middle of the floor, we fed it to the incinerators as necessary to maintain a proper burn. read more

Yes, grass can catch fire. Interestingly, though, it is not the grass itself that burns but the gas that is given off by the material when the grass gets hot. This process is called pyrolysis. read more

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