Acetylene explosion in FJ40

This happened in Regina, 29 November 2011.

Here is what the owner said:

So my time almost came to an end this morning... I'm very lucky to be

alive.

I had an acetylene bottle in my truck, the valve was bumped so slightly and

over night the truck filled with the gas. I noticed the smell, and opened

the doors to air out the truck. I drove the truck out of the garage to get

some more air movement. I went to roll the pass side window down and as

soon as I touched the power windows. BAM - with me in the truck. I lost all

hearing out of my right ear and got a scratch on the back of my head. All

things considering, I'm alive.

Oxy-Acetylene Explosion

These amazing set of photos are from some oxy-acetylene cylinders that leaked then ignited in the back of a van. As you can see, the damage spread out over a very wide area.

 

Cylinder Transport

For those that aren't familar, the black cylinders are oxygen, the brown ones are acetylene. If one of those cylinders were to explode and set off the others, there would be a very nice hole in the road.