Two Indian workers were moving oxygen cylinders in a warehouse when suddenly one of the cylinders fell from the truck and exploded.
(the accident occurs on 1:33)
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Dropping fully charged gas cylinders is always a bad idea but, even so, they shouldn't explode like that. Those things look rusty and have probably never been pressure tested since the day they were bought.
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Also you never lay gas or oxygen bottles on their side because doing so can destabilize their contents.
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This applies most specifically to acetylene cylinders.
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True but it's not a good practice to get into.
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For that reason I strongly suspect that's actually what we are looking at here
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Which could explain the "rusty" appearance. Acetylene cylinders are generally ochre red. I would have expected a much bigger fireball though.
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May have been mostly empty which is why they were so sloppy in storing them. God I hope they don't store full ones that way
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If there's a right way and a wrong way....
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https://blog.storemasta.com.au/acetylene-cylinders-stored-upright#:~:text=Store acetylene cylinders upright&text=It is especially important for,gas separating from the acetone.
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