Also, the region is a political and religious powder keg that could quickly ignite.

Along the river were the large lumber companies, and huge amounts of stacked lumber that quickly ignited.

IN a city with ethnic tensions, violence can ignite quickly.

They set fire to some straw stacks, which quickly ignited the houses.

Renewed conflict could quickly ignite a major energy crisis.

Under the ashes were live embers which quickly ignited the wood he threw on.

Ych'a came over with torches, and the dry fabrics ignited quickly.

And the restiveness of the population could quickly ignite when the troops are withdrawn.

It is also a place in which old tensions can ignite quickly.

The escaping gas quickly ignited and the heat could be felt almost a mile away.