The PEPCON disaster is not comparable to the danger we as
home chemists could encounter with ionic perchlorates. Indeed, in a fire, a large quantity of perchlorate can be really nasty. At highly elevated
temperatures it acts as a potent oxidizer, hence its widespread use in pyrotechnics. But at room temperature (and even at the heat of boiling water)
the ionic perchlorates are remarkably inert!
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