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Cheap gas

2010 Reader Submission
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Near miss.

Son lost one lower leg and the father was forced to amputate a finger.

Two Latvians, father 49 and son 24 years, drove with their, newly filled, diesel-powered Dutch-registered truck and trailer into an LPG filling station on Kruthusgatan in Gothenburg.

According to the pump's counter was a first attempt at 20:08, the second four minutes later and then came the explosion. The blast was powerful.

The two eggheads had been trying to fill a camping gas cylinder with cheap LPG using an homemade adapter instead of replacing it for $15.

A quite dangerous task when the gas cylinders can withstand a maximum of 21 bar and the pressure in the LPG system is 200 bar.

After a similar accident in Germany for seven-eight years ago the gas industry in Europe joined forces and filling stations where equipped with warning signs in many languages.

It is general dangerous recklessness," said police spokesman Jan Strannegård.

Submitted on 01/23/2010

Submitted by: Anonymous
Reference: http://www.gp.se/nyheter/sverige/1.290918-sonen-miste-benet-i-gasexplosionen

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Bruce said:
Definitely Keep: Honorable Mention
Gadzooks what were these two thinking? I don't know about you but when it comes to flammable materials like gasoline, propane, etc. I personally avoid cutting corners like the plague! Thanks for sending this in.


Candi said:
Definitely Keep: Honorable Mention
Just when I think people can't get any dumber around flammables...


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