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Presidential committee finds majority explosions due to gas leaks

06 Dec 2021

BY Pamodi Waravita The Presidential expert committee appointed to investigate the recent liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinder-based explosions headed by University of Moratuwa Prof. Shantha Walpolage said yesterday (6) that 244 of the 458 reported LPG cylinder- based explosions this year were due to gas leaks. In a press release issued in this regard yesterday, the committee noted that it has investigated the incidents which have occurred in the country from 1 January 2021 to 5 December 2021, through site visits, visits to the two companies involved in the distribution of LPG, and by questioning them. It has further stated that 178 of the incidents were due to the gas cooker exploding, whilst 23 were due to damages to the hose. “We have found that the odourant ethyl mercaptan which indicates gas leaks has not been present and this is a major aspect of the issue at hand. Following discussions with the companies regarding this, they have agreed to include this odourant in the correct dosage in the future,” said the press release. Serious allegations against the companies claim that they have changed the usual proportion of the composition of gas from the 70:30 (butane to propane) ratio to a dangerous 50:50 ratio. However, both Laugfs Gas PLC and Litro Gas Lanka Ltd. have stated that their gas composition falls within the 30% (propane) and 70% (butane) range, as per the test results that they have conducted. “Scientific investigations are still being conducted regarding these claims. However, the committee has put forth a set of proposals to the two companies to supply gas according to the original composition. We have reached this decision following the analysis of the composition of gas which was imported to the country and the pressure in the cylinders. Thus, a special sticker or seal on the cylinder will indicate that the cylinder has passed the quality control checks by the Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA), the Sri Lanka Standards Institute (SLSI), the Sri Lanka Accreditation Board for Conformity Assessment (SLAB), and the Industrial Technology Institute (ITI),” said the expert committee’s press release regarding the matter. Furthermore, the expert committee said that the second most prominent reason for the incidents this year was the use of outdated and low quality regulators, hoses and hose clips, and damaged cookers. The committee has requested the consumers to be aware of the standards and high quality products during their purchases.

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