The police are confirming that a second victim who was injured in the fire on Jacques Avenue, off Mountain View Avenue in St Andrew, on Sunday, succumbed to his injuries about 1:00 am today.
He has been identified as 14-year-old Sanjay Williams of Jacques Road.
Reports from the Mountain View Police are that about 2:35 pm individuals were illegally filling compressed gas cylinders from a storage tank attached to the back of a motor truck.
It is reported that during the extraction process, one of the cylinders caught fire and subsequently exploded. The explosion resulted in five people being seriously injured and major damage to several properties. Three units from the Fire Department responded and prevented further injury or damage to property.
All five injured people, including two teenage boys, were taken to the hospital by police officers who were on the scene.
Forty-eight-year-old Everett Austin of Jacques Road died on Monday as a result of injuries he sustained during the explosion. The other three victims remain hospitalised.
The damage to the properties is estimated at approximately J$38 million.
Writer, you don’t have any sources to this incident? Gas cylinder cheap, so me no see the need fi blackmarket it.
Again wid de frigging foolishness! A no everything people fi try hustle off of without insurance, licenses, permits, location by code and product knowledge.
Hiya Phantom Phoenix,Amy jaques youth club a mi ppl dem and a mi place.The ppl dem pass on some info but it is felt they’ve suffered enough so nah too loud up dem thing zeen.
PP it nuh that cheap compared to coal. But when u slash the price by almost half trust me ppl ago tek it up plus most time ppl dont know bcuz dem push dem inna the system with the regular ones. Thats why nuff ppl complain how them gas naah last long. Just wish he didn’t go that route as he knows the dangers of lpg and other compressed gases. The mere fact he had teenagers in his operations was a big disregard for safety (even if u a teef respect safety) They were running the compressor to its limits and it run hot and ignite the cylinder. Thats why them clothes burn off bcuz it was a flash fire by the mere fact the cylinders exploded or “BLEVE”. Also clear they were using defective cylinders and/or overfilled the cylinders as lpg cylinders are designed to blow off the contents and burn rather than explode.