The Nigerian Association of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Marketers (NALPGAM) has called for regulation of filling and retailing of industrial gases in the country. Essien faulted claims that the explosion occurred at an LPG (cooking gas) retailing facility, noting that the cylinders involved contained acetylene gas used for industrial purposes by welders and other artisans. He said: “The operations of cooking gas filling plants are highly regulated and monitored by the statutory government agencies. “Just as the DPR monitors and regulates the LPG filling plants, same should be extended to other inflammable products too such as acetylene and other industrial gases. He said: “Regulators should beam attention on the activities of practitioners dealing in acetylene and other industrial gases so as to check these recurrent incidences.

Source: Nigerian Tribune January 07, 2020 09:45 UTC