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Title: Northland home explosion had recently gas installed
Post by: robbo on February 12, 2013, 04:02:00 PM: hi guys, this will keep the board busy!!! cheers
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Rumours gas was recently installed at exploded house
NewstalkZB | 02:54pm Tue 12 Feb 2013

It is believed the Northland home involved in an explosion last night had recently had gas installed.
Title: Re: Northland home explosion had recently gas installed
Post by: wombles on February 12, 2013, 08:02:19 PM: I wonder if that will be the next cover up .
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Post by: bowtieboy on February 12, 2013, 08:11:48 PM: wow aboutgas! out standing messes both of them, arent the pgdb doing a fantastic job!, i wonder what the meter reader thinks each time he reads those meters? haha, or maybe he just doesnt think at all.
recently a lpg supplier in our area,informed all owners of installation that their delivery staff had been to and beleaved where non compliant....it was good and we got a number of jobs out of this, some where not certed !!!
Title: Re: Northland home explosion had recently gas installed
Post by: robbo on February 13, 2013, 04:32:50 PM: hi guys, very sad news today,cheers
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Burn victim dies in hospital
Northland specialist fire investigator Craig Bain said the explosion was a result of a faulty gas appliance in the kitchen area.
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could it have been gas hob without `FLAME FAILER DEVICE`and gas accidently left on, even if it wasn`t they should be banned,cheers
Title: Re: Northland home explosion had recently gas installed
Post by: Plumber on February 13, 2013, 04:35:45 PM: Gas appliances should really have a "WOF" regularly done to ensure they remain safe! Very sad day :(
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Post by: Badger on February 13, 2013, 06:14:37 PM: Very sad, my thoughts are with her family.

I agree, all appliances should have Flame Failure Devices, and a gas cert should last a 12 month period and be treated like a WOF.
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Post by: Badger on February 13, 2013, 06:22:21 PM: Jesus, she was only 19, thats heart wrenching.
Title: Re: Northland home explosion had recently gas installed
Post by: robbo on February 13, 2013, 07:29:18 PM: hi guys, sorry to correst you badger:-
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The 30-year-old woman was taken to Whangarei Hospital from her Ruakaka home, after suffering burns to 70 percent of her body.

cheers.
Title: Re: Northland home explosion had recently gas installed
Post by: Jaxcat on February 13, 2013, 07:53:23 PM: Tragic. I agree about WOF's for gas appliances - but the government would be loathe to do this and so would suppliers as consumers would factor this cost in when purchasing and probably stay electric.

Who knows if it would have made a difference in this case. What a horrible, horrible situation.
Title: Re: Northland home explosion had recently gas installed
Post by: Badger on February 13, 2013, 08:24:38 PM: From the "Northern Advocate" today mate.

Nineteen-year-old Lesley Anita Wehi Jack, died in Middlemore Hospital about 7.20pm on Tuesday surrounded by her family.

Little more than 24 hours earlier she had returned to her Ruakaka home in Tamure Drv, where a gas explosion ignited the two-bedroom house she had moved into on Waitangi Day.

Sad either way.

Any one know what happened, its a tragedy for all concerned.