Cigarette Container

Need to remove gas from cigarette lighter in cargo luggage on a BA flight ?
If I am carrying a (butane gas) cigarette lighter from the UK on a British Airways flight in the cargo luggage, do I first have to remove all its gas ? Thanks for any definite information.
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DO NOT put it into your checked luggage. EVER.



Lighters ARE allowed in carry on bags.



This is the page that tells you what to do with lighters for UK departures:

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/TravelAndTra…



Scroll down to where it says "Lighters"



If you try to get the fuel out of a butane lighter, you will probably cause a fire or explosion, as it will turn into a gas as soon as you break the seal on the container. When it flows (heavier than air, it is) and encounters a pilot light from a stove, furnace or water heater.



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