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Subject: Re: Dangers of Portable Gas Stoves
Now that I've warned you about the pictures I ' m going to warn you about something else that will hopefully help you, or someone you know, avoid going through the same trauma that my friend ' s wife, Kaori, and her family went through.
It was Kaori ' s last day with her family in Vancouver , Canada before going back to Japan . And like many Japanese celebrations this one involved food lots of food.
Yakiniku it was - so out came the meat and veggies and we fired up the portable gas stove that we see used in many restaurants and households in Korean and Japanese influenced parts of the world..
Just as we had done hundreds of times before for yakiniku, sukiyaki, shyabu shyabu or nabe parties - we all gathered around and cooked our food on the gas stove which was placed in the center of the table. The marinated meat and tons of little side dishes, Kimchi (spicy pickled cabbage), Chapchae (stir fried noodles) and Namul (seasoned spinach), that we bought from the local Korean market were delicious.
After cooking for a while the house started to get a little smokey so we opened the windows. The cool breeze felt great and the smoke quickly cleared.
We were just about to wrap things up. The kids had already eaten and they were playing with their Transformers on the other side of the room. The adults were grilling the last of the meat, drinking a couple beers and chit chatting and that ' s when it happened.
A flash of orange followed by a deafening bang! The butane canister inside to the portable gas stove had exploded.. One side of the table the side where Kaori, her mom and sister were sitting, was engulfed in flames. Before they could react a monstrous fireball of burning gas wrapped around them and tumbled towards the ceiling and out the window. After the initial explosion, the gas from the canister which covered the girls was still burning. They were on fire. We were all in shock then came the panic and screaming then crying. The smell of burnt skin and hair was overwhelming.
Kaori ' s father Sako made sure the kids were OK then we got wet towels to cool the burns. We called 911 and, after what seemed like an eternity, the ambulance and fire trucks arrived. The three girls were rushed to the hospital and treated for severe burns.
Below are photographs taken of Kaori shortly after the incident.
As you can see her entire body was charred. I can ' t even imagine how much pain she went through both physically and emotionally.
One side of her face was burned but her eyes weren ' t - luckily she still has full vision.
This pictures was taken before the skin peeled. She has severe scars on both of her hands and back. Going to the beach and sunbathing is no longer an option. If she goes in the sun for even a short period of time she must wear the strongest protection, SPF-85 sunblock .
Her skin is scarred badly and any sunlight will just make the scarring worse.
The flames wrapped around her body and burned her back and shoulders. She was wearing a tank top at the time of the accident so that didn ' t help. Can you imagine what it was like to take a shower after being burned like this? Looking at these pictures brings back horrible memories.
Here ' s a picture of the actual portable gas stove that exploded. The insurance company determined that the stove was faulty - the gas canister was too close to the flame causing it to become hot and explode. Both the manufacturer of the stove and the Canadian distributor, which were both based in Korea , are nowhere to be found.
Needless to say we will not go to a restaurant that uses any type of portable gas stove. Our family and all of our friends have thrown away their butane stoves and we now use a safe electric grill instead.
GPS
A couple of weeks ago a friend told me that someone she knew had their
car
broken into while they were at a football game. Their car was parked on the
green which was adjacent to the football stadium and specially allotted to
football fans. Things stolen from the car included a garage door remote
control, some money and a GPS which had been prominently mounted on the
dashboard.
When the victims got home, they found that their house had been
ransacked
and
just about everything worth anything had been stolen.
The thieves had used the GPS to guide them to the house. They then used
the
garage remote control to open the garage door and gain entry to the house.
The
thieves knew the owners were at the football game, they knew what time the
game was scheduled to finish and so they knew how much time they had to
clean
out the house. It would appear that they had brought a truck to empty the
house of its contents.
Something to consider if you have a GPS -- don't put your home address
in it. Put a nearby address (like a store or gas station) so you can
still find your way home if you need to, but no one else would know where
you
live if your GPS were stolen.
MOBILE PHONES
This lady has now changed her habit of how she lists her names on her
mobile
phone after her handbag was stolen. Her handbag, which contained her cell
phone, credit card, wallet. and etc. was stolen.
Twenty minutes later when she called her hubby, from a pay phone telling
him
what had happened, hubby says 'I received your text asking about our Pin
number and I've replied a little while ago.'
When they rushed down to the bank, the bank staff told them all the
money
was
already withdrawn. The thief had actually used the stolen cell phone to text
'hubby' in the contact list and got hold of the pin number. Within 20
minutes
he had withdrawn all the money from their bank account.
The lesson:
Do not disclose the relationship between you and the people in your contact
list.
Avoid using names like Home, Honey, Hubby, Sweetheart, Dad, Mom, etc.
And very importantly, when sensitive info is being asked through texts,
CONFIRM by calling back.
Also, when you're being text by friends or family to meet them somewhere, be
sure to call back to confirm that the message came from them. If you don't
reach them, be very careful about going places to meet 'family and friends'
who text you.
*PLEASE PASS THIS ON
* I never thought about the above! As of now, I no longer have 'home' listed
