Gas Explosions

[whiteweed]

I fell strongly about this topic because I have a friend that lost his wife in a gas explosion. I know right now he is going through it all over because of this explosion in Knox county. There was one death, a 20 year old boy, the parents survived after being blown out of the second story window.

#1 If you smell gas get out! Do not turn a light on do not do anything but get out of the building.
#2 call the fire department, they have equipment to do the test.

If you do anything like turn a light on you could cause a explosion.

 

[Angus Young]

In my work we have to carry detectors which will set off an alarm if it detects various gases. I'm not sure if these are available for domestic use but it might be worth checking out. I know you can get carbon monoxide alarms for the home which would be a sound investment.

 

[chainfire]

In my work we have to carry detectors which will set off an alarm if it detects various gases. I'm not sure if these are available for domestic use but it might be worth checking out. I know you can get carbon monoxide alarms for the home which would be a sound investment.

I worked with a lady whose husband and 2 sons were killed by a carbon monoxide leak in the basement. Natural Gas leaks are definitely nothing to take lightly.

 

[AndrewWiggin]

the parents survived after being blown out of the second story window.

 

[82R100]

A little unusual to see such an incident in a well-to-do neighborhood.

Remarkably, odorant wasn't incorporated in natural gas in the U.S. until after a catastrophic school explosion in 1937.

- Chris

 

[Gruder]

A good warning and reminder for us all. Thanks.

 

[Protocol]

My boss and one of the chief engineers where I work live down in that area. Both tell me that this whole situation smells like fish to them. I imagine we'll be hearing a whole lot more about this situation once the insurance investigators do their thing.

 

[airplanedoc]

Both tell me that this whole situation smells like fish to them

I would think there had to be a whole lot of natural gas in that place in order to level the entire house. I would have trouble believing that this was just your run of the mill leak that "accidently" went up. That place looks like a bomb went off.

Im no engineer or explosive expert, but I would be suprised if you could do that without at least having NG stored in a compressed state.

 

[Mr. O]

My boss and one of the chief engineers where I work live down in that area. Both tell me that this whole situation smells like fish to them. I imagine we'll be hearing a whole lot more about this situation once the insurance investigators do their thing.

The fire marshal will have to do an investigation first. At least, here in Kansas, all fires are investigated by the fire marshal. Their findings are then sent to proper channels.

 

[82R100]

I would think there had to be a whole lot of natural gas in that place in order to level the entire house. I would have trouble believing that this was just your run of the mill leak that "accidently" went up. That place looks like a bomb went off.

Im no engineer or explosive expert, but I would be suprised if you could do that without at least having NG stored in a compressed state.

I'm going to disagree. Your typical residential gas explosion levels the house. No compression needed--just a good stoichiometric mixture of gas and oxygen followed by a spark.

 

[Mr. O]

I'm going to disagree. Your typical residential gas explosion levels the house. No compression needed--just a good stoichiometric mixture of gas and oxygen followed by a spark.

Yep. I've seen one before that blew the neighbors siding off. What was left melted from the heat.

 

[AndrewWiggin]

A little unusual to see such an incident in a well-to-do neighborhood.

Remarkably, odorant wasn't incorporated in natural gas in the U.S. until after a catastrophic school explosion in 1937.

- Chris

My neighbor engineered the chemical that attaches to natural gas, giving it that smell. Which is pretty cool.

 

[Protocol]

My neighbor engineered the chemical that attaches to natural gas, giving it that smell. Which is pretty cool.

The smell is the part that makes my coworkers suspicious. In order to have a big enough concentration of gas to make something like that happen, the folks inside HAD to have noticed.

 

[AndrewWiggin]

The smell is the part that makes my coworkers suspicious. In order to have a big enough concentration of gas to make something like that happen, the folks inside HAD to have noticed.

You would be correct sir!

Well, unless they were otherwise incapacitated... Too much to drink, etc?

Otherwise, yeah, something caused them to not notice.