Unsafe butane cooker explodes
Caravanners and campers urged to replace unsafe butane cookers after a recent explosion in QueenslandTwo men have been injured, including one with severe burns, when a lunchbox-style gas cooker exploded recently at a property near Rockhampton.
According to Queensland Natural Resources and Mines Minister Dr Anthony Lynham, the product involved was one of a number of lunchbox-style butane cookers subject to product safety recalls earlier this year.
"Unfortunately we believe there are many more of these faulty cookers in sheds, garages, and caravans around Queensland,” he told a local newspaper.
"Please check the gas cooker in your shed, your boat or your caravan against our list of models that have been recalled.
The ACCC issued a list of unsafe butane cookers in April, and a number of these products have since been recalled and suspended from sale in various states and territories.
"If it's on the list, stop using it. Dispose of it safely. Any used butane canisters should be disposed of in the appropriate bins at council waste or recycling centres,” he said.
"If there is no longer a certificate or label on the cooker check with the manufacturer or contact the Queensland Government on 13QGOV.
The Queensland Minister said “new safe models of these cookers” are now on sale for those who want to replace a recalled product.
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