Gas Users urge to purchase cylinder from approved Distributors

Liquefied Petroleum Gas, LPG users are urged to purchase cylinders only from approved distributors to avoid hazards. The Rivers state coordinator of standard Organisation of Nigeria, SON Mr. Ololade Ayoola explained that explosion occurs when a cylinder is pressured with gas beyond its capacity. Mr. Ayoola maintained that a LPG cylinder has a life span of fifteen years adding that the ownership of LPG cylinders should be solely by approved cooking gas filling stations to check obsolete and sub-standard products. Also speaking, Federal Fire Service in PortHarcourt, Mr. Abbas Wabga enumerated safety measures in the usage of cylinders to include keeping it outside the kitchen and drawing the attention of technicians to fix any fault detected. Also The Chairman LPG Retailers Association of Port Harcourt, Mr. Innocent Okparugo appealed to the government agencies to carry out strict check to see that standard are maintained to forestall the importation of sub-standard LPG cylinders. They called on all to work together to prevent explosion of cylinders to safeguard lives and property.