Many times it is reported in news papers that there was LPG stove explosion leading to burns / deaths. Not many people are clear whether it is the explosion of stove or cylinder or gas. Normally, the leaking gas creates flammable atmospheres and when someone tries to switch on the light in the morning or uses lighter, the leaking gas in flammable range ignites and explodes. Bursting of cylinder is a rare case which can happen only when the cylinder is exposed to external fire and contents inside are pressurised and then the cylinder explodes with fragments flying all around.
Few years back, it is reported that a fragment from such explosion killed a person on the road. Otherwise, the gas explosion causes burn injuries and deaths to occupants of the building, causes collapse of the roof, shatters window panes, doors, etc.
Simple precautions like closing the regulator after use every time, keeping constant vigil / observation when milk or other items are kept on the stove, changing the hose once in two years or as recommended by the hose manufacturer will keep safe our homes and save us from consequences.
Similar to the above, auto rikshaw drivers check the level of petrol / diesel in the tank in the darkness with the help of a lighted match stick and the vapour in the tank catches fire leading severe burns. Such news reports also appear now and then in the news papers.
Such incidents as above show that people lack even common sense and it is a big question mark about how governments, regulators, society can protect them. Because such acts not only injure these silly people but also affect nearby persons and may cause destruction to persons / property located even 50-100 m away.
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