Read the following context and answer the question.
Context: Especially the first part of the first episode they showed ( two half hour episodes ) . Acetylene torpedoes ! Something went wrong at an acetylene place , and sparked a fire , and all those tanks took off like missiles ! I do n't know why they did n't shut down traffic both ways instead of just one .
Question: Why would the tanks take off like missels ?
Answer:


Because of the flammability of Acetylene it is explosive and can combust quickly .