: a heavy flammable gaseous alkane C3H8 found in crude petroleum and natural gas and used especially as fuel and in chemical synthesis
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Improperly discarded propane tanks near open flames are an explosion risk anywhere, but especially near a bridge or a street with heavily congested traffic like Soldiers Field Road, according to the agency.
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Chris Van Buskirk, Boston Herald, 15 Feb. 2025
The Utility module works as a two-door storage cabinet designed to house the propane tank for those that intend to carry one.
—New Atlas, 14 Feb. 2025
Officers recovered a propane tank with a blowtorch in a Jeep parked behind the house and three torch heads in the suspect's bedroom, according to the probable cause statement.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 14 Feb. 2025
Crespo got out of his car and was holding a propane tank and blowtorch, police said.
—Helena Wegner, Sacramento Bee, 14 Feb. 2025
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Chris Van Buskirk, Boston Herald, 15 Feb. 2025
The Utility module works as a two-door storage cabinet designed to house the propane tank for those that intend to carry one.
—New Atlas, 14 Feb. 2025
Officers recovered a propane tank with a blowtorch in a Jeep parked behind the house and three torch heads in the suspect's bedroom, according to the probable cause statement.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 14 Feb. 2025
Crespo got out of his car and was holding a propane tank and blowtorch, police said.
—Helena Wegner, Sacramento Bee, 14 Feb. 2025
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“Propane.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/propane. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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propane
noun
pro·pane
ˈprō-ˌpān 
: a heavy flammable gas found in crude petroleum and natural gas and used especially as fuel and in the chemical industry
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propane
noun
pro·pane
ˈprō-ˌpān
: a heavy flammable gaseous alkane C3H8 found in crude petroleum and natural gas and used especially as fuel and in chemical synthesis
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