Xim feem ntau tuaj nyob rau hauv lub chij ntawm cov pov tseg uas muaj kev phom sij vim nws muaj cov xim hlau xim thiab cov fortifiers. Cov no tuaj yeem ua rau muaj teeb meem ua pa yog tias nqus tau. Qhov no tuaj yeem ua rau muaj kev puas tsuaj rau cov menyuam yaus thiab cov neeg laus, nrog rau cov teeb meem ntawm daim siab thiab qee cov qog nqaij hlav. Roj-raws li cov xim khib nyiab yog qhov teeb meem tshwj xeeb vim nws kuj yog flammable thiab feem ntau muaj cov organic tebchaw volatile.
Kev pov tseg tsis raug ntawm cov xim tins thiab cov kaus poom tuaj yeem txhais tau tias lawv mus rau hauv qhov chaw pov tseg, qhov twg cov khoom muaj phom sij tuaj yeem nkag mus rau hauv cov av ib puag ncig thiab dej ua rau tib neeg thiab ib puag ncig kev noj qab haus huv muaj kev pheej hmoo. Qhov no yog vim li cas kev rov ua dua cov xim pleev xim thiab pov tseg cov xim pleev xim rau lub luag haujlwm tseem ceeb heev.