The Expert Committee appointed to investigate gas-related accidents in the country has revealed that the main cause for such accidents is the change in the composition of the gas.
Chairman of the Expert Committee Prof. Shantha Walpalage said investigations and tests on the samples of gas accidents have found that a change to the composition of the gas has resulted in explosions.
The Committee was appointed by the President on November 30 to look into the recent incidents of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) cylinder fires and explosions that occurred at domestic, commercial, and sales outlets in various parts of the country and to find possible causes of the problem in order to provide immediate solutions to the issue.
The final report of the Committee appointed to look into the recent incidents was handed over to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa by its Chairman Prof. Shantha Walpola, yesterday (20).
The Committee has prepared this report taking into account investigations carried out in 11 institutions including the on-site inspections and inquiries conducted on two major LPG gas companies, Litro and Laughs Gas, an inspection of 17 places where fires and explosions had occurred, and considering the views received by e-mails.
However, the Chairman of Litro Gas Lanka yesterday said though some factions have suggested that the cause of the gas leaks and explosions was a change in the composition of the gas, it has been confirmed that none of the incidents reported so far were caused by a change in the composition of LP gas. (NewsWire)