Energy type:
LPG
Event summary:
The Fire Service advised Energy Safety of an event where an apparent detonation in a flame-effect fire shattered the glass front of the fire.
The glass front of the flame-effect fire was destroyed.
The glass front of the flame-effect fire was destroyed.
Accident ID:
170616-02
Accident date:
14 June 2017
Site:
Domestic
Environment:
Building
Voltage:
N/A
Equipment:
Space heater flued radiant/convection
Accident type:
Fire and explosion
Casualty:
Non-fatality
Injury:
No injury
Property damage level:
Restricted to the direct vicinity of the equipment
Outcome of investigation:
The glass was found pooled at the base of the fire. This is not consistent with a typical flame-effect fire (delayed ignition) explosion. It is believed that the glass front simply fell off the flame-effect fire.
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