: 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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But Whelton says after destructive fires, there are often lingering toxins from exploded propane tanks or burned cars and high levels of lead from home exteriors after the debris is removed.
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Kirk Siegler, NPR, 2 June 2025
Investigators in Addison, 20 miles west of Chicago, said the incident has been ruled an accident due to a leaking propane tank inside the box truck rental.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 26 May 2025
Republicans are concerned about that idea, saying that housing should not be built in areas with gasoline stations, propane tanks, and polluted properties.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 25 May 2025
While playing in the family carport in Florence, Arizona, which is just more than 60 miles southeast of Phoenix, Reed was bit twice by a rattlesnake that appeared from under a nearby propane tank, The Arizona Republic reported.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 25 May 2025
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Kirk Siegler, NPR, 2 June 2025
Investigators in Addison, 20 miles west of Chicago, said the incident has been ruled an accident due to a leaking propane tank inside the box truck rental.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 26 May 2025
Republicans are concerned about that idea, saying that housing should not be built in areas with gasoline stations, propane tanks, and polluted properties.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 25 May 2025
While playing in the family carport in Florence, Arizona, which is just more than 60 miles southeast of Phoenix, Reed was bit twice by a rattlesnake that appeared from under a nearby propane tank, The Arizona Republic reported.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 25 May 2025
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“Propane.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/propane. Accessed 30 Jun. 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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