The police are trying to defuse a very 'explosive' [='volatile'] situation.
the danger of working with 'high explosives' [=very powerful explosives]
The region has experienced 'explosive' [='rapid'] population growth.
(..) but once that fuse hit his tail, boom, he took off like a shot. And into the bank. Well... the theory is, he probably wriggled loose from the explosive. 'Cause, uh, people still see him from time to time, scorched tail and all. He's a little skittish around humans. (..)2002 Sweet Home Alabama