Energy type:
LPG
Event summary:
A Council notified Energy Safety of a gas explosion involving a LPG cabinet heater.
Accident ID:
160528-01
Accident date:
20 May 2016
Site:
Domestic
Environment:
Building
Voltage:
N/A
Equipment:
Space heater/cabinet heater
Accident type:
Fire and explosion
Casualty:
Non-fatality
Injury:
No injury
Property damage level:
Extended to the room and structure containing the equipment
Outcome of investigation:
Energy Safety has investigated the cause of the explosion and determined that the QCC regulator that joins the LPG bottle to the heater had been damaged at some point. This damage allowed the joint to start leaking, and when the LPG found a source of ignition, it ignited explosively.
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