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Technician dies due to AC gas explosion in Kandy

05 Jan 2022

An air conditioner at a hotel in Kandy exploded during repairs, resulting in the death of the repairman. The accident was reported in the early hours of today (05), and the same was confirmed by Police Spokesperson SSP (Attorney at Law) Nihal Thalduwa. "This is not an LP gas cylinder explosion. The AC in this hotel was not functioning properly, so the repairman had been fixing the compressor. After fixing the compressor he had filled the relevant compartment with refrigerant gas and had attempted to switch the AC on. The compressor had then exploded. The repairman was immediately flung to the ground floor and died on the spot," said Thalduwa. Adding that the damage caused by this explosion was equivalent to a bomb, Thalduwa said that the remains of the repairman were beyond description. "The police is ensuring that an investigation into the matter will begin immediately. Also, if this was caused by the refrigerant gas that was put into the air conditioner unit, this will be checked as well to make sure it does not happen ever again," concluded Thalduwa.


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