Quynh Luu: Risk of "gas bombs" from 130 unlicensed businesses
(Baonghean.vn) - Currently, in Quynh Luu district, there are about 130 small gas businesses and households without licenses, causing people to worry about the potential high risk of fire and explosion.
In Quynh Luu district, there are many shops and gas businesses without licenses, concentrated in mountainous and coastal communes such as Quynh Minh, Quynh Bang, Quynh Tan, Tan Son...; the authorities have inspected and reminded, but the situation of gas trading without licenses still blatantly recurs.
In Quynh Bang commune, there are 9 establishments and households trading in liquefied gas, of which only 1 establishment has an operating license, the rest do not have any valid documents.
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Phuc Tam gas station business in hamlet 4, Quynh Hoa commune (Quynh Luu) currently does not have an operating license. Photo: Tan Bao |
The localities with the most unlicensed gas businesses are: Quynh Tan commune (18 households), Tan Son (12 households), Quynh Chau (13 households), Quynh Hoa (8 households)...
It is worth mentioning that unlicensed gas businesses are located in residential areas, not ensuring fire and explosion safety.
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In the district, there are currently about 130 households selling gas without a license; most people usually sell it with other items. Photo: Tan Bao |
Mr. Nguyen Ky Quan - an officer of the Economic - Infrastructure Department of Quynh Luu district said that recently, the department has issued many official dispatches directing localities to review households that do not meet the conditions for trading liquefied gas to take measures to remind and handle them; requiring households to ensure full conditions for business and fire prevention and fighting.
However, currently, most gas businesses often sell gas with other products, the annual consumption is small, so it is difficult to count and verify. When an inspection team discovers violations, these businesses justify that they have not been trained or provided with basic information...
According to the reflection of the Captain of the Management - Administration Team of Quynh Luu District Police, throughInspection showed that most unlicensed gas businesses sell in small quantities, from 5 to 10 gas cylinders, and sell them with other household appliances and goods.