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Light Switch Causes Gas Explosion. Landlords Take Note.

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'If after completion of the alterations to the gas installations at the premises any reasonable form of soundness or safety check had been performed upon the fittings in place it would have revealed the existence of the inadequately sealed pipe and the hazard it caused.'

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8116289/High-Court-judges-widow-sued-millions-tenant-suffers-horrific-burns-gas-explosion.html


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    I wonder how easy it will be to trace whoever did the gas works



    It does seem odd that there's no mention of the gas fitter in the story. I wonder if there's been something odd going on - e.g. builder told that the old gas pipes are disused so chops through it/hammers it flat or whatever when it happens to be in the way of something new (not illegitimate), meanwhile gas fitter connects his new installation to an existing gas supply, tests & certifies his work & connection but not the upstream pipework nor branches therefrom  (probably not illegitimate either). So the buck floats up a level in the hierarchy...


       - Andy.
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    I wonder how easy it will be to trace whoever did the gas works



    It does seem odd that there's no mention of the gas fitter in the story. I wonder if there's been something odd going on - e.g. builder told that the old gas pipes are disused so chops through it/hammers it flat or whatever when it happens to be in the way of something new (not illegitimate), meanwhile gas fitter connects his new installation to an existing gas supply, tests & certifies his work & connection but not the upstream pipework nor branches therefrom  (probably not illegitimate either). So the buck floats up a level in the hierarchy...


       - Andy.
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