PHILADELPHIA - A barricade situation in Philadelphia on Wednesday night was resolved peacefully after police say a man armed himself with lighter fluid and matches. The 54-year-old was taken into ...

If the kindling is wet, you'll need more tinder. If you have a lighter or matches, ignite the tinder, and gently blow on the fire. If you don't have a lighter or matches, use friction to create an ...

WARNING: DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME. Videos of people lighting their tires on fire using matches and lighter fluid have quickly gone viral. Incredibly enough, this spectacle isn't just for show.

Fitting the stem back back in the hole extinguished it. This cannot have been a very efficient lighter in comparison to matches, which had been available since 1827; but this was a new technology.