Accident Alert: Maai Mahiu, Thermos ya LPG Explodes in Flames

[Ubongo]

This was a clumsy hasty rescue gone bad.

The crane was able to raise the thermos but the lack of balance made it swing about and scrape against the asphalt. It sounds like one of the nipples used to fill or evacuate the tank broke off, releasing that cloud of deadly gas. Just one spark was needed for disaster: a starting engine a hot exhaust, etc.

I agree they were in haste.....gari ya maji ilifaa kuwa pale. Our county governments really needs to invest in fire extinguisher engines

 

[Aviator]

@Aviator kuja uone gas cylinders za RMS.
MMNN is legit

Nìwaganwo.

 

[Meria]

Nìwaganwo.

in this day and age, if you get burned in a tanker accident.., and you are not part of the security, rescue team or crew of the msedes, no one should pity you.

Hiyo inaitwa kifo cha kujitakia. Hufai kuambiwa pole..

 

[Aviator]

in this day and age, if you get burned in a tanker accident.., and you are not part of the security, rescue team or crew of the msedes, no one should pity you.

Hiyo inaitwa kifo cha kujitakia. Hufai kuambiwa pole..

I guess the saying "curiosity killed the cat" applies here.

 

[Mwalimu-G]

gari ya maji ilifaa kuwa pale.

H20 haingesaidia sana hapo isipokuwa kwa kuzima mabaki ya magari.

 

[Aviator]

H20 haingesaidia sana hapo isipokuwa kwa kuzima mabaki ya magari.

Big question is, insurance italipa?

 

[Mwalimu-G]

Big question is, insurance italipa?

Si ni accident? It is not like when a riotous mob set the vehicles alight.

 

[Mwalimu-G]

Nilisemaje?

 

[Aviator]

Si ni accident? It is not like when a riotous mob set the vehicles alight.

It's no accident.

It is a disaster arising from a dangerous stint without taking appropriate safety measures, or simply negligence.
Or a disaster arising from someone incompetent operating an equipment in a sensitive operation without due regard to required level of competence.
Or a disaster arising from someone's misapplication of judgement.

 

[mkurugenzi]

Such dangerous cargo should be ferried by rail and should be banned from roads. Uhuru amejenga reli already.

 

[Nattydread]

It's no accident.

It is a disaster arising from a dangerous stint without taking appropriate safety measures, or simply negligence.
Or a disaster arising from someone incompetent operating an equipment in a sensitive operation without due regard to required level of competence.
Or a disaster arising from someone's misapplication of judgement.

Gibberish explanations. The thermos overturning was an unforeseen accident and the disaster that unfolded afterwards was also unplanned.

 

[Aviator]

Such dangerous cargo should be ferried by rail and should be banned from roads. Uhuru amejenga reli already.

Reli imefika Meru? Ama Isiolo?

 

[Mwalimu-G]

Reli imefika Meru? Ama Isiolo?

Kila mahali kuna "last mile" ambapo for practical and economic reasons critical infrastructure haiwezi fika.

 

[Aviator]

Kila mahali kuna "last mile" ambapo for practical and economic reasons critical infrastructure haiwezi fika.

You're right.
Ata slawkwin akitoka Kitale na North Rift Shuttle, pale Ndunyu kwa @Mongrel atafikishwa na nduthi.

 

[The.Black.Templar]

Ako wapi @Field Marshal atusi kila mtu

 

[Luther12]

Such dangerous cargo should be ferried by rail and should be banned from roads. Uhuru amejenga reli already.

Juu sisi wote tunaishi along the rail corridor sio?

 

[Mwalimu-G]

Juu sisi wote tunaishi along the rail corridor sio?

Carrying the dangerous cargo by road for only the last mile minimizes such risks. Further, future refilling plant developers would plan their developments along the railway.

 

[mzeiya]

 

[Meria]

@zapp_brannigan showed us how to hoist a thermos.
The bonobos who were there had no idea how to go about it.
Just like our politicians they are in it for the money.

 

[mkurugenzi]

They should have transferred the LPG to another truck before attempting recovery. CommonSense101