Gas cylinder explosion wreaks havoc, damages 8 houses, a car and injures teenage boy

[snoop1130]

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A gas cylinder explosion damaged eight houses and a car in Nonthaburi province near Bangkok while a 15 year old boy living in the incident house suffered serious burn wounds all over his body.

 

The incident occurred yesterday in a three-storey townhouse owned by a 39 year old man named Weeraphat Chuensomsong. He was not home during the explosion. Unfortunately, his 15 year old son was at home alone at the time and suffered serious burns all over his body, especially to his legs.

 

The three-storey townhouse where the explosion occurred was severely damaged. All glass windows and furniture were smashed and broken. The kitchen, where the gas cylinder was located, was completely destroyed.

 

Of the nine houses attached to Weeraphat’s house, seven were affected. Some roofs caved in and glass windows were shattered. One car was damaged because a house roof fell on it.

 

Weeraphat spoke to Channel 7 about the incident revealing that the explosion occurred at about 5.45pm yesterday when he was not home. He knew about the incident because a neighbour contacted him that his son was injured at the scene.

 

Full Story: https://thethaiger.com/news/national/gas-explosion-damages-8-houses-and-injures-teenage-boy

 

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[hotchilli]

Sounds like a gas leak which eventually combined with a spark or naked flame and boom.

[Andycoops]

Horrifying, I hope all caught up recover from their injuries and trauma.

[KhaoYai]

Much safer, but still not 100%, is to locate gas cylinders elsewhere.  Mine's downstairs in my garage and connected by a flexible copper pipe.

 

When I bought my house the cylinder was located in the kitchen in the kitchen unit below the gas hob - asking for trouble in my opinion but seems to be common in Thai homes, there was a purpose built tray in the unit for the cylinder to sit on and slide in and out.

 

Very sad that a young life has been changed forever by something that was most likely avoidable.

Edited May 4, 2023 by KhaoYai

[steven100]

poor teenage boy ..... very tragic for him ... I hope he can recover and get plenty of support from his family.