Lucky..... Lucky.....Lucky is all I can say!!

[snicko]

On Saturday night we had a BBQ.

After Hubby finished cooking a couple of the men hooked up the Patio Heater.

A couple of us could smell gas and no sooner in saying that the top of the heater burst into flames then went down to the gas bottle and it burst into flames as well!!

As the gas bottle is inside the heater we could not get to it to turn it off.

We all scampered inside but as I didn't know much about burning gas bottles and we were only standing behind glass, I told everyone to go out to the front verandah where we would be safe if it exploded.

One of the firefighters lives up the top of our street and lucky for us because on his way to the call out he saw the orange glow in the back yard and knew where the fire was so he stopped.

As he knew what to do he stopped it from getting out of control. ( By this time the gas hose had burnt and the gas was rushing out.)

Being Gas it just has to burn and it felt like forever when it's your house under threat but I think it burnt for 15-20mins.

The bottle was screwed up tight so we think it was something faulty with the heater!!
The scary part is we have used the heater lots of times.

Damage only being the gas bottle, heater, a chair, a table and the lazer lite on the pergola.

LUCKY..........LUCKY..............LUCKY !!!

FIRE TRUCKS TURNED UP


POLICE BLOCKED OFF THE ROAD


FIRE FIGHTER PUTTING WATER ON THE GAS BOTTLE TO KEEP IT COOL


NEED TO TAKE IT BACK TO SWAP AND GO AND GET A FULL ONE!!!




MELTED CHAIR, EDGE OF TABLE AND STUFFED HEATER AND BOTTLE

[YNOT]

Wow, you're very lucky that didn't end very badly.

Tony

[belzi82]

I am glad that you are okay. It must have been scary.
Was it a new gas bottle or one you swapped???

[GUtsy ute]

Good to see a safe outcome to it all!
Thanks for sharing this with us Snicko, I'll be checking the BBQ before I light it again!

[frenzy]

wow x 2. thanks for sharing. lucky indeed.

did the firies tell you what went wrong?

[snicko]

Wow, you're very lucky that didn't end very badly.

Tony

You are not wrong. I still feel sick if I really think about what could have happened.

[snicko]

I am glad that you are okay. It must have been scary.
Was it a new gas bottle or one you swapped???

It was very scary.
The bottle was a swap and go one but we had used it for 2 BBQ's before the heater.

[snicko]

wow x 2. thanks for sharing. lucky indeed.

did the firies tell you what went wrong?

No the firies were just glad to stop it getting out of control.

If it have been the whole house that went up then I'm sure there would have been testing done.

[belzi82]

It was very scary.
The bottle was a swap and go one but we had used it for 2 BBQ's before the heater.

that is weird then. I am glad that you, your family, friends and house are all okay tho

[nowoolies]

very lucky for you guys
we are glad it had a happy ending