Fire crews tackle LPG cylinder fire

Fri, 20 Apr 2018

The fire service had to wait for the contents of the LPG cylinder to be spent before cooling the cylinder

Fire crews were called out after a 10kg LPG cylinder caught fire in Braddan.

The team from Douglas fire station was called to the rear of Strang Close after the cylinder used to fuel a gas burner had developed a fault and caught fire.

Officers had to cordon off the area and allow the contents of the cylinder to be spent before using a hose to cool the cylinder.

The fire service is urging anyone using a gas-fire barbecue for the first time in a while to carry out an inspection beforehand to ensure all connection are clean and secure, minimising the risk of a fire.