How dangerous oxygen cylinder compared to LPG cylinder?

An oxygen cylinder exploded in a house in bulandshahr at 8 pm on Monday night. Due to this blast, 7 people of the same family died. Actually, in the house where the oxygen cylinder exploded, a woman was unwell and an oxygen cylinder was arranged for her in the house. Let us tell you in this article whether LPG cylinder is more dangerous or oxygen cylinder.

How dangerous is LPG cylinder?

LPG and oxygen are both gases, but there is a lot of difference in their use and storage. Both LPG and oxygen cylinders can be dangerous in case of explosion. Talking about LPG cylinder, it mainly contains a mixture of propane and butane.

Due to which it becomes a combustible gas. That is, if it is in the air, it can blast as soon as it comes in contact with a spark or flame. When LPG explodes, it produces large-scale fire and severe heat. people can get seriously injured or die if they come in contact with it.

How dangerous is an oxygen cylinder?

While LPG catches fire when it comes in contact with a spark, oxygen is a gas that helps in increasing the burning sensation. That is, if there is a fire and oxygen gets mixed in it, it can be terrible. oxygen can increase the temperature of the fire so much that even stones can melt. This is the reason why the blast of oxygen is more dangerous than LPG.

However, the thing to note here is that while LPG can blast through a spark, this does not happen with an oxygen cylinder. An oxygen cylinder is dangerous when it comes in contact with fire or flammable substances. As soon as this happens, the oxygen cylinder becomes dangerous. This is the reason why when an oxygen cylinder is kept somewhere, many things are kept in mind. Apart from this, more caution is taken to bring and take it as compared to LPG.