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Puttur: Gas leakage at residence causes explosion, injures three

  •   Tue, Oct 28 2014 02:10:20 PM

Daijiworld Media Network— Puttur (CLP)

Puttur, Oct 28: An explosion due to a gas leakage at the residence of Udaya Acharya of Bolwar, Puttur resulted in destruction of the house early on the morning of Tuesday October 28.

Besides Acharya, three other family members have sustained minor injuries in the blast. The gas connection belonged to Malingeswara Gas Agency.








The loss to the property caused by the blast has been estimated at Rs 5 lac. Fire personnel rushed to the spot and managed to douse the flames.

All the injured have been rushed to hospitals for treatment.
  

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  • Evans Christopher Sumitra, Udupi, Dubai, New York, USA.

    Thu, Oct 30 2014

    What a terrible disaster. Thank God there were fatalities but just injuries. But this gas gas leakage which caused the explosion put the family into a big loss of Rs.5 lakh.

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  • yahoo, bombay

    Wed, Oct 29 2014

    Carelessness.5 lacs worth of things brought and thrown into the burning fire?

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  • jesse, mangalore/dubai

    Tue, Oct 28 2014

    When I was in Oman, i saw for the gas cylinders there is a device fitted to the cylinder. when there is a leakage if in case fire reaches till the nozzle of the cylinder the device immediately plays an important role.It melts and blocks the cylinder in order to stop the gas then and there itself. Thus protecting human lives and property. Why in India cannot introduce such device?

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  • Af, mangalore

    Wed, Oct 29 2014

    @jesse, mangalore/dubai
    Many such devices are available in the market, our people are not interested in this,
    people are ready to buy Android loaded mobile with watsapp,FB sets but safety devices. but in this case the people are very poor ,but incident happen un fortunately.

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  • K.Ferrnandes, Dubai/Mangalore

    Tue, Oct 28 2014

    Authority shall make compulsory to use safety valve burners. NO flame NO gas flow (flame supervision device). Majority of the cases, when food item (Rice, milk) overflow flame extinguishes but still gas flow continue unit unless knob (Valve) closed and accumulate in the area (Kitchen) . Then small ignition, either light switch on-off or refrigerator on-off can trigger explosion. Now a day’s majority of foreign country implemented or made compulsory to sale safety valve installed burners /gas cookers. Furthermore, one more device called as "slum shut-off valve shall be installed at the cylinder. It can be fixed just like we fix the regulator. Regulator to be attached at the SSV out let. This will prevents the gas leakage from the flexible hose from cylinder to cooker and also periodical inspection and replacement of flexible hose is mandatory. As rubber hose have their own life span. Become brittle on lengthy use.

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  • Flavian, Mangalore/Kuwait

    Tue, Oct 28 2014


    What a devastating impact!

    Thank God only minor injuries.

    We have to be always extra careful when igniting gas. First ensure that all the knobs are in off position. Chances are there that some knob was kept semi open or not properly closed.

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