Fire in an apartment in Le Bourget

Storing fuel in canisters means risk:
light a fire
intoxication due to inhalation of vapors

Do not make useless reservations that can put you off #danger pic.twitter.com/tdkbSWdsyf

– prefect of Seine-Saint-Denis (@Prefet93) November 3, 2022

That’s it, the fuel shortage is almost over. Good news for all motorists, who can finally fill up their tank, as before, without standing in queues that sometimes last several hours. An unclear situation that would last almost a month before finally starting to improve a few weeks early, while traffic is now almost completely over. Or almost, because Freyzinsky Oil Refinery still on strike. For weeks, drivers were forced to adapt, with some even going as far as filling cans and storing them at home or in the trunk of their car. But be careful because some precautions are still necessary to do it without risk.

The French are punished by supply interruptions at service stations.

Thus, the government continues the discount of 30 centimes/l at gas stations until mid-November.@TotalEnergies also extends its discount of 20 centimes/l for the same period. pic.twitter.com/u7EdYWGliB

— Elizabeth BORNE (@Elisabeth_Borne) October 16, 2022

A real danger

Apparently, this resident of Le Bourget, in Saint-Saint-Denis, did not pay much attention to the basic safety recommendations. Because we know that gasoline is a powerful fuel that can cause harm. And our man of the day had a bitter experience this Wednesday, November 2, as told by our colleagues at Actu Seine Saint Denis. The latter has actually kept several canisters in his apartment, or rather in the kitchen. Undoubtedly, the most dangerous place because of the heat and the presence of burners and gas in some houses. An explosive cocktail, both literally and figuratively. And this time it did not disappoint.

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A small explosion

The man’s misbehavior caused a small explosion, which then caught fire in the kitchen. Fortunately, firefighters quickly arrived on the scene and extinguished the fire before other apartments were damaged. No one was hurt, but, no doubt, the victim must spend a bad quarter of an hour with the police. According to the authorities, the storage of fuel is indeed dangerous due to the risk of fire, as well as inhalation of toxic substances.

Europe has agreed to phase out the use of heat engines by 2035. However, the fuel tax is an important source of revenue for the French state. https://t.co/M17WH4kOC3

— AutoPlus (@AutoPlusMag) July 6, 2022