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Re: Ignition by muzzle flash
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Date: August 07, 2016 09:56PM
The 223 is a hot/fast round and should have penetrated through the floorboard. The muzzle flash should not have ignited a sustained fire on the carpet unless there was a lot of trash or debris on floorboard.