The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) is warning the public that it is exceedingly unsafe to store cylinders indoors.
The NPA asserts that keeping cylinders outside is necessary to prevent the spread of fire since, in the event of a leak, gas cannot be seen by the human eye.
At an LPG awareness and sensitization lecture at the Takoradi Technical University, NPA Governing Board member and Chairman of the Consumer Services subcommittee Kwami Sefa Kayi made the call, noting that some people do not want to keep their cylinders outside out of concern that they will be stolen.
“If you have cylinders in any enclosed place, go and bring them out. Don’t complain that it will be stolen,” he urged.
Mr. Sefa Kayi, who is a veteran broadcaster, gave the assurance that the NPA would do everything to ensure the price of LPG remains competitive and “soft on consumers.”
The lecture organised by the Corporate Affairs and Gas Directorates of the Authority was on the theme: “Safe Use of LPG Protects Lives and Property.”
The sensitisation exercise on the safe use of LPG and the general operations of NPA involved one-on-one engagements with traders and lectures in educational institutions in the Western and Central regions.
Source: Mybrytfmonline.com/Joseph Asare
