Talk:Lapua Cartridge Factory explosion

"Traces of gunpowder" causing an explosion?
Regarding this sentence, sourced to Helsingin Sanomat: "Medical staff also had to take extra care when removing the clothes from the injured in case traces of gunpowder caused a further explosion." The statement "traces of gunpowder" causing an explosion is difficult to understand and may be a mis-translation or misunderstanding either by the eyewitnesses or the translator. Here's the original text:
 * Kun potilailta riisuttiin vaatteita, meitä varoiteltiin, koska vaatteissa saattoi olla vielä ammuksia ja räjähdysvaara.

Gunpowder does not expolode, it deflagrates, is capable of ordinary burning if not confined, and "traces" would not be explosive in any case. It would be helpful if someone with a knowledge of both gunpowder and Finnish could evaluate this. - Brianhe (talk) 22:36, 17 July 2016 (UTC)


 * thanks for pointing this out. The translation is mine but Finnish is not my strong point, so I'm going to have a look for a native speaker who can help. Valenciano (talk) 07:14, 18 July 2016 (UTC)


 * And English is not my strongest point, but it's "When removing the clothes, we were warned, because the clothes could still include projectiles and thus a danger of explosion." I hope that helps even if not grammatically correct. --Stryn (talk) 07:31, 18 July 2016 (UTC)
 * It sounds like perhaps a better phrasing would be "the clothing worn by victims of the incident could include live ammunition which could be accidentally set off", avoiding both technical terminology and ambiguous phrasing. - Brianhe (talk) 08:21, 18 July 2016 (UTC)