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I believe we all as a community and friends should make an elaborate speeches giving out ideas and cautions to others who has not been affected by these ill casualty thereby creating awareness and combating the incidence.
As a chemistry/biochemistry student,I've witnessed so many cases that has to do with gas incidence expecially flammable gases such as ethane, ethylene,hydrogen and so on,I've also seen cases of acid splash and it's effect on skin and these stories are not what we should wish our enemies,there are many stories regarding gas and acid effects but let me focus on the reason I'm here;
Gas explosion has been the fear of many including myself,i know of families that has refused the use of gas cylinders at home because they are scared and these issue of gas explosion in a home is capable of taking the life of the entire household,
i will also be writing from experiences because I have an aunty whose house almost got burnt including the children while she was away all because proper care and maintenance was not taken.when this incidence happened, the kids were left at the mercy of God because the eldest was in the bathroom having her bath, while the immediate younger sibling was busy in the kitchen playing with the cylinder by putting it on leaving the cylinder with a hissing sound for some seconds before lighting it and the other two siblings was at the sitting room watching a movie without knowing what was happening until the smoke was everywhere in the house but all thanks to a neighbor from another compound who ran in with his extinguisher when he saw the smoke and heard the children screaming from his window.
What are the causes of gas explosion
Gas is a highly flammable substance whose explosion can be as a result of escape to air or mixture with air/oxygen and contact to some other flammable substances whether liquid or gaseous due to its volatility.
Leakages from gas pipes and other gas sources can mix up with air or oxygen resulting to explosion,
N.B: Gas escape from a source or cylinder with a hissing sound should not be neglected but should be paid keen attention to.
How do we avert this life threatening issue
One of the ways we should avert or prevent this threatening issue is by been absolutely careful with our flammable home appliances such as our gas cylinders and gas cookers,ventilating a gas circulated room by first taking the gas cylinder outside,knotting the open key very well and opening the doors and windows to allow proper and gradual escape of the gas from room, another way of averting this issue is by creating awareness on gas explosion effects.
what preventive measures or precautions do we take
Ensuring you knot your cylinder or gas cooking appliance key properly should be a good routine,taking proper maintainance to avoid leakage,citing gas cooking equipments out of reach of children,having an extinguisher at the reach of everyone etc.
what effect can this have on a life or family
The most visible effect of this is the scar deposited on the skin,most victims of these casualty are left with an incurable scar which lives with them always,another effect is the trauma residing in the memory of the affected individual and so on.
N.B: Let's try and create an awareness for people to be well educated on how to handle gas at home and offices
Please share your own experience of these issue if any on the comment section and drop your advice aswell you might be saving a life.
