A 41-year-old technician suffered burns in his head, legs and hands and was sent to hospital after a gas explosion at a laundry shop in Sai Ying Pun Saturday afternoon. The explosion occurred around 2pm this afternoon at the shop located on Bonham Street. A female staffer surnamed Chiu said the technician surnamed Yeung was replacing two petroleum gas tanks for the drying machine at the time. The machine didn't work with new gas tanks so Yeung unscrewed the gas tank valves but it exploded, burning both his hands. Firefighters later carried three gas tanks outside the shop and showered water on them.

Source: The Standard June 04, 2022 11:45 UTC