Gas cylinders warning after campers in Gwynedd burned (1 Viewer)

[ShiftZZ]

Two people have suffered serious burns while using gas cylinders in separate incidents at camp sites in north Wales.

A man in his 30s suffered burns to his arms and knees after trying to change a gas cylinder while another was alight at a site in Morfa Bychan, Gwynedd.

A woman, 40, is also being treated for burns to her face and neck after using a cylinder on top of a grill at Shell Island, Gwynedd, on Sunday.

Both are being treated at Whiston Hospital, Merseyside.

Dave Evans, of North Wales Fire and Rescue Service, said: "Thankfully, the injuries received are not life threatening but both people have suffered serious burns which could have been avoided with a little extra care.

"We are concerned that people using gas cylinders or lighting a camp fire need to take the greatest of care.

"Try to avoid lighting an open fire. Be responsible and use a proper camping stove and if using flammable liquids, follow the safety instructions, especially when refilling.

"Never leave naked flames unattended."


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-west-wales-19240934

 

[Hollyberry]

A woman, 40, is also being treated for burns to her face and neck [HI]after using a cylinder on top of a grill [/HI]at Shell Island, Gwynedd, on Sunday.


What on earth would she have been doing?

I turn the gas off if I go out and leave the animals alone. Just in case they decide to cook a curry or light their fags from a gas flame.

 

[ojibway]

We were at Dennis Farm campsite, Padstow earlier this year.
We heard a loud bang and a shriek (and a woof)!

A lady in a tent was cooking on a portable suitcase stove (the one with gas cannisters). But she had left it in the case whilst cooking and it overheated cuasing the cannister exploded.
Luckily the only damage was to her nerves and the pan support bit landed on her dog

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[johnp10]

Not all locked up yet, are they?

Doesnt matter what safety advice is given, where the application of common sense is concerned you cant take account of crass stupidity.

 

[laneside]

Not all locked up yet, are they?

Doesnt matter what safety advice is given, where the application of common sense is concerned you cant take account of crass stupidity.

Yep it is because of these sort of people that the H & S was believed to be necessary and just what difference does it make-------not one jot, they are born to be stupid

 

[ShiftZZ]

Sad part is that the hospital is over 100 miles from where the accisent happened...

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