While eggs may or may not be able to be fried on the sidewalk, other belongings may be frying inside of parked cars.
Objects that can turn dangerous include filled gas cans. While the fire department strongly urges people not to carry filled gas cans in their trunks, it becomes an even bigger issue as the temperatures soar.
“The reason we don’t recommend carrying containers of gas in a vehicle is because gas gets off vapors, which increases in hot weather. Even gas cans with a pressure lid can fill with enough vapor to blow the lid off and spew gasoline all over,” said Clyde Ellis, Ardmore Fire Marshal, Ardmore Fire Department.
Another danger comes with the approaching Fourth of July holiday –– fireworks.
According to Ellis, people should not leave fireworks in cars because it causes them to deteriorate and that makes them unstable and more dangerous when someone tries to light them.
However, not everything is flammable.
The potency and shelf life of medicines can be effected.
“It doesn’t become toxic, but it will become less effective,” said Bill Moore of Henry Roberts Express Pharmacy.
Moore reports that while liquid medicines will lose their potency, gel caps can melt, citing an example he has seen.
“We had someone who brought it in as one big blob,” Moore said.
Something that is not effected by the heat is guns and ammunition.
“They are not that susceptible to heat, so as long as it’s not hot enough to melt anything,” a representative from Jerry’s Gun Shop said.
