You can still buy kerosene? I thought it had been outlawed years ago....
No, kerosene still exists and is sold as fuel for heaters and lamps, both in jugs and from pumps at specialty fuel stations.
Sounds like something is missing from this account. Kerosene’s flash point (where it generates a high enough concentration of its fumes in air that it would support a flame) is well above 100 degrees F, and it won’t ignite or keep burning without the action of something like a wick that allows the local temperature to be kept above that flash point. It would be very difficult to start an accidental fire by spilling kerosene. If this were gasoline or a kerosene-gasoline mix, that would be a different story.
Maybe in some states but I keep a kerosene heater around plus 5 gallons of deodorized kerosene for it in case of emergency.
Here in Wasilla Alaska you can buy a modern kerosene heater at Walmart or any hardware store, the kerosene itself is about $45 for 5 gallons.
A couple of years ago Home Depot was selling kerosene for $45 per 5 gal can. They didn’t sell many.