A woman was taken to hospital after the blast at a holiday lodge near Alton Towers in December.
A holiday cottage was reduced to rubble in an explosion which happened due to a faulty and aged safety device, a fire service has said.
The fire service and Health and Safety Executive investigation following the explosion concluded it happened due to a faulty liquified petroleum gas regulator.The regulators are designed to control the pressure of gas supplied to appliances like cookers and heaters. They advised regulators be replaced after 10 years or if they are showing visible signs of damage or degradation.Fire station manager Leigh Richards, who dealt with the fire investigation, said: “This incident clearly shows how dangerous gas regulators can be if people aren’t aware of the risks involved and what they need to do to look after them.
“This explosion happened at the flick of a light switch and could’ve easily resulted in someone losing their life.”The fire service advised people to replace regulators after 10 years and to fit additional failsafe devices
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