On 25/05/2021 18:30, JohnP wrote:
Fredxx wrote in :

On 25/05/2021 12:50, GB wrote:
On 25/05/2021 12:37, Andy Burns wrote:
fred wrote:

Serious explosion bellied caused by cut gas pipe. How ? Presumably
it was in error but what would you be doing for that to happen?

"criminal investigation"

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/...hire-gas-explo
sion-that-killed-two-year-old-caused-by-cut-gas-pipe


Many householder know how to turn off the water and electric - but what
about the gas?

Generally easier than the water.

The valve is usually with the meter and that is accessible for reading.

The internal stopcock for the water could be anywhere, often ending up
behind a cupboard or a fridge. The external one may be impossible to
find (ours was never found, but a new one was installed when United
Utilities had to sort a leak under the pavement).

Even if you can find either one, it can be stuck tight or fail to fully
close off. Our internal one would not shut off fully and without a
findable outside one, we had to close it off as much as possible and
then leave a running washing machine hose dangling through the back door
to deal with the remaining flow.

Once the outside one was put in, I replaced the inside one with a
plastic one that is easy to open and close, should not corrode stuck and
is placed in the gas meter cupboard, under the stairs, so is not hidden
behind anything.