‘Time Bombs In Kitchens,’ How To Check Expiry Dates On Your Gas Cylinders

Expired cylinder can explode any time once the expiration date elapses and that makes it a time bomb. Here’s a simple explanation for you to know the status of the one in your kitchen   Incidents of gas cylinder explosion have become incessant in Nigeria in recent past. While other factors contributed to these explosions that have sent many to their early graves, Platforms Africa reports that expired and weak cylinders have been generally responsible for these fatal incidents recorded in cities like Abeokuta, Portharcourt, Owerri and others. To make…

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Old, substandard gas cylinders flood Nigeria’s market, SON raises red flag

Old, refurbished and substandard gas cylinders have found their ways into the Nigeria’s market, the Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has declared as it raises the red flag on the danger this portend for many users in the country. Platforms Africa reports that Head of Liquefied Petroleun Gas (LPG) at the SON, Engineer Williams Okpeh, who declares this during a workshop for journalists chaired by the Director General of Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON), Mr. Farouk A. Salim, in Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial capital on Thursday, maintained that “some LPG sylinder…

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