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Gas Check

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this comes from the website of our police. it has also been in all the newpapers. the problem is that because nobody wanted the stupidity to be known, a more innocent version of the story was printed. But a friend of the owner, who was fuming at first, told me this. http://www.korps-politie-suriname.com/nieuws/nieuwsbronnen%20nationaal/archief%20nieuwsbronnen%20nationaal/2009/2009-09-nieuwsbronnen/2009-09-nieuwsbronnen.htm

also more on http://www.dwtonline.com/website/nieuws.asp?menuid=41&id=69020

After closing of the restaurant the workers stayed behind to clean. When they were done with the dining room, they went to the kitchen, only to discover it was full of gas. Instead of checking if the piths of the stove were turned open, one guy went outside to check the gascylinder. In Suriname gas is sold in metal cylinders. The male worker put soap on it but it didn't seem to leak. All the while the gas kept streaming in the kitchen. So the workers only then decided to check the stove. But instead of turning on the light, they decided to save electricity and lit a lighter to look if all the knobs were turned.

the resulting explosion blew of the whole front of the building, but luckily no fire broke out. the result would have been much worse for the restaurant was situated in the historic wooden part of the city. It has a lot of old dry wooden buildings standing side by side. The male worker got burnes on 40 % of hid body and the lady on 70%. she died a week later of the resulting injuries.

Slachtoffer gasexplosie Amaranta overleden

Een gewonde bij de gasexplosie in restaurant Amaranta. De vrouw die op 4 september met zware brandwonden was opgenomen in het ziekenhuis is overleden aan haar verwondingen.

Paramaribo - De 40-jarige vrouw die enorme brandwonden over haar lichaam had opgelopen bij een gasexplosie in restaurant Amaranta aan de Zwartenhovenbrugstraat, heeft vrijdag in de vroege ochtend het leven gelaten.

De vrouw had tweede- en derdegraads brandwonden over zeventig procent van haar lichaam. Zij laat drie kinderen achter. Ze wordt vandaag gecremeerd.

Voor directeur Henry Ceder van restaurant Amaranta is het heengaan van de vrouw een harde klap. "Ik was elke dag bij haar op bezoek in het ziekenhuis en volgens de arts ging het de goede kant op met haar. Toen ik vernomen had dat zij er niet meer was, heeft het me diep geraakt. Wij hadden een goede band", zegt een zichtbaar teneergeslagen Ceder. Dat is ook het geval bij de familie van de overledene.

De gasexplosie vond op 4 september plaats. Een gaslekkage in de keuken van het restaurant annex karaokebar is de oorzaak van de explosie geweest. Door de lek ontstond er een grote gasophoping.

Op een gegeven moment wilde een medewerkster iets op vuur zetten, maar bij het aansteken van het gasfornuis ontstond een enorme explosie. Door de druk is de hele voorgevel van het restaurant weggeblazen. Op het moment van de explosie waren er geen klanten in het restaurant.

Volgens de directeur is er een verkeerde indruk in de samenleving ontstaan, als zou er sprake zijn van een onveilige situatie ten tijde van de explosie. "In elk geval is het niet zo dat de hydrofoor en gascilinder onveilig naast elkaar waren in het restaurant, waardoor door een vonk bij het aanslaan van de hydrofoor een gaslekkage ontstak. Onze hydrofoor en gascilinders zijn buiten ondergebracht, op een veilige afstand van elkaar", herhaalt Ceder. (Ebu Jones/dWT)

Submitted on 04/12/2011

Submitted by: Anoushkab van Suriname
Reference: http://www.korps-politie-suriname.com op 4 september 2009

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Bruce said:
Definitely Toss: Lacks Excellence
Thanks, Anoushkab, but we get lots of stories involving people using matches or lighters to check fuel tanks, fuel leaks, etc. It's also unclear to me if both of these victims are responsible for what happened, or if one could be considered an innocent bystander, which would be grounds for tossing this as well.


Candi said:
Definitely Toss: Lacks Excellence
What Bruce said.


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