Literally hundreds of smoke grenades and dozens of cs grenades went my way.....some even thrown beneath my somewhat flamable tank....no fires. Hell hundreds of artillery simulators....no fires. Just odd they always set houses on fire.
This also is one reason we try to train folks in MOUT as the tactics and weaponry perform much differently in closed quarters than in open areas. Inside a small room, well insulated and with furnishings, there is plenty of fuel for small fires. The CS grenade eats up the oxygen and concentrates the incapacitants.
While training in a CS chamber, it’s easy to get the impression you can hold your breath and walk through the gas threat. In real life, it incapacitates once inhaled in close quarters not to mention it’s difficult to put out secondary fires when they begin in the CS laden environment.
Best choice is to get out while still conscious and nor yet incapacitated.