Sentence examples for ignite the blast from inspiring English sources
Such a failure by the 12-foot rubber O rings and putty surrounding them to form a tight seal could have permitted heat from the burning solid fuel to escape and ignite the blast.
What ignited the blast was not clear.
The official told the state newspaper that they think an explosion or series of blasts ignited the fire that killed more than 330 people.
It's unclear what ignited the fire.
It may have been this boy, scampering up the stairs of an apartment block, ringing all the bells, we discover, who accidentally ignited the gas blast.
Every year on Matsu's birthday, the believers place a great amount of firecrackers under Matsu's palanquin, they surround it and ignite the firecrackers causing a cinematic blast scene.
In the growing light, it was difficult to say what had ignited in the blast, though the smell of smoke and burned wool was strong.
"It's a mistake," said Mr. Abubaker, a college student, who had burns on his face and was struck by bullets in the truck that ignited in the blast.
While the improvised explosive device (IED) was detonated successfully, a gas can that was placed next to the bomb (presumably to increase the size of the explosion and cause the building to catch fire) was not ignited in the blast and caused no damage.
