Restaurant Cassette Stove Explosion: Woman Injured, Safety Precautions Urged

The cassette stove suddenly exploded, injuring eyes, face, neck and other places. (Image / reproduction from NetEase account)

Many restaurants use cassette stoves to maintain the temperature of foods, especially hot pot restaurants, where cassette stoves are essential However, when a woman from mainland China went to a restaurant with her family recently to celebrate her birthday, the waiter replaced the entrée cooker. with a cassette stove, so that the hot pot could be heated faster.

According to a report by NetEase, the incident happened around 5pm on March 23. At that time, the victim and her family went to a restaurant in Quzhou, Zhejiang, mainland China to celebrate her birthday after the waiter sent the entrée cooker area with a cassette cooker, An accidental explosion gave the victim an instant blindness. She was rushed to the hospital for rescue as second degree injuries on her body, burns on her eyes, and with poor vision in her left eye, it will take time to repair, and she is still receiving treatment in the hospital.

The woman is still in hospital. (Image / reproduction from NetEase account)

After that, the victim’s husband demanded compensation from the restaurant, believing that the waiter replaced the cassette stove without the customer’s permission and did not a full investigation into the safety of the cassette stove, which caused the accident However, the restaurant believes that although the waiter did not obtain the customer’s consent when the cassette stove was replaced, no there is no quality problem with the envelope stove itself.

Since the responsibility has not yet been clarified, the two parties have ended up deadlocked. that similar events do not happen again.

In fact, although the cassette stove is very convenient, it is prone to accidents if used improperly. the gas tank from being exposed to radiant heat and causing the tank to explode. it is not loose.

In addition, during installation, the “ring notch” on the gas tank should face up, aligning with the “guide piece” that protrudes from the stove cassette before entering, and confirm that there is no air leakage in addition to storing the tank gas, Outside a cool and ventilated area, good ventilation should be maintained during use to avoid carbon monoxide poisoning to avoid; soup juice level in the pot too high, causing the stove to Flameout causing a gas leak.