An expert in burns treatment, Dr Ayodele Iyun, has said domestic burns cases from the explosion of gas cylinders brought to the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan has increased by 50 per cent in the last two years.
Dr Iyun, the consultant in charge of the hospital’s burns unit, said the upsurge in domestic burns cases was linked to people shifting from the use of kerosene to cooking gas.


He declared that in the last two weeks, two women with over 65 per cent burns had been admitted to the hospital due to gas explosion, adding “almost every month, we now have at least two major burns cases.”
The expert declared that over 90 per cent of the cases were due to camping gas cylinders exploding, noting that often only severe burn cases come to the hospital for treatment, declared that this upsurge in domestic burns due to gas explosion had also been noticed in other burn units, especially in the South Western Nigeria.


“Occasionally, we have cases of industrial gas explosion, like the case that occurred in Eastern Nigeria, but now we are having terrible incidences of burns from domestic cooking gas crippling into the South West.

“I can’t say the exact figure, but in terms of burns due to gas explosion, the increase is almost 50 per cent, especially domestic gas explosion. In fact, about 90 per cent of them are camp gas cylinder explosions,” he declared.

He added that the cases were more in women than men, declaring “so, we now have fewer cases of kerosene burns, it is now gas.”
Dr Iyun, stressing the need to prevent this incidence because the outcome of massive burns was not too good, advised that Nigerians should desist from keeping gas cylinders in their kitchens.


According to him, “what is now important is education; people need to be aware of the dangers of using cooking gas. They need to know how to use it properly. Government must ensure that they are not supplying faulty gas cylinders. A faulty gas cylinder will most likely leak and this can lead to an explosion.


“People need to take precautionary measures, especially when changing cylinders and also to ensure that before they ignite, they make sure that there is no gas leaks.”


http://www.tribuneonlineng.com/stop-putting-gas-cylinders-inside-kitchens-burns-expert-warns/

Lalasticla were are you
It must not be snake
Pease take this to promise land

What of people like us who use camp gas?
Father have mercy

Camp gas has always scared me. I won't use that thing. I'd rather use Kerosene stove. When using gas, my cylinder must be separated from the fire (particularly outside). Lalasticlala people need to know about the danger of having their gas cylinder inside the house and more particularly the use of camp gas.

YoungRichRuler:
What of people like us who use camp gas? Father have mercy

Do people still put gas cylinders inside the kitchen? That's suicidal.

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YoungRichRuler:
What of people like us who use camp gas?
Father have mercy

Cook outside, try and get a bigger cooker, Life has no duplicate!

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what


what of the small student gas that has its burner ontop of the cylinders ?

I just tried zooming a Yoruba girl's picture and pepper entered my eyes

how should we use it

Yeah, very important ooo. What gas did to my uncles wife is still very fresh in my memory.

who da hell uses gas cylinder and to put it indoors too? they must be suicidal.

Hmm

Should we put it on top Buhari's empty skull?

Crazy ...you keep gas cylinder outside, you risk it being stolen or it getting over heated. Most homes were not built with that in mind. Best that should have been done would be having a central gas distribution system buh .....even pipe borne water supply is a dream for many

he advised them not to put it in the kitchen....where should they now put it?


inside the toilet or parlor?


Mcthewwwwwwwww

Hmmmm

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Me na stove I de use o.
Dem say I b old fashion... I tell dem say I get sense pass dem.

Me canor come and gonand burn jux like dat.

My dowry go jux go increase

These hungry boys steal gas cylinders outside in the night,even in fenced compound. They steal batteries from cars and brain box too.

Though anyone caught, na jungle levels ...no time.

You just wake up and your car battery and gas cylinder is missing. What a bad way to start the day... you will first be destabilized before you will start replacing the stolen things.

Naija no dey safe oo

bigtt76:
Crazy ...you keep gas cylinder outside, you risk it being stolen or it getting over heated. Most homes were not built with that in mind. Best that should have been done would be having a central gas distribution system buh .....even pipe borne water supply is a dream for many

After reading this,you wonder what will happen to students cooking on gas cylinder
Gas cylinder is very safe insider only if its leaking which is very easy to detect

emeijeh:
So many families are guilty of this, including me.






Are we gonna burst our walls to pass the gas hose outside?

You can say that again. Relocating my cylinder immediately.

bigtt76:
Crazy ...you keep gas cylinder outside, you risk it being stolen or it getting over heated. Most homes were not built with that in mind. Best that should have been done would be having a central gas distribution system buh .....even pipe borne water supply is a dream for many

A central distribution system if not tampered with will be very good.

emeijeh:
So many families are guilty of this, including me.






Are we gonna burst our walls to pass the gas hose outside?

Yes. Get a plumber
. Then get a carpenter to make a small roof untop incase of rain

oga I still deh school and na my kitchen I dey put my own. I no fit shout o

Nice post

Good

He didn't tell us where to put the gas.

Students don't have a choice

What happens when lightning comes in contact with the cylinder? What happens when the sun is too sorching? Leaving the cylinder outside for a prolong amount of time is also dangerous. The best thing to do would be to have a big ass ventilation in your kitchen incase of a leak, the gas can escape easily through the vent rather than being trapped inside leading to an explosion.