Gas firm in Naga City condemns LPG tank
CEBU, Philippines - Complying with the city fire marshal’s order, Pryce Gases Inc. in Barangay South Poblacion, Naga City, Cebu condemned yesterday one of its three Liquefied Petroleum Gas tanks.
Roger Gomez, PGI-Naga Regional Adminis-tration Services Depart-ment head, said they earlier received a notice to comply from Naga City Fire Marshall Heidie Daskeo for violating the 7.5-meter minimum safety distance from an adjoining property under Presidential Decree 1185 or the Fire Code of the Philippines.
“We decommissioned Tank No.1 in compliance with the notice to comply. We stop operating the tank since October 1 of this year,” said Gomez.
During its inspection last September, Naga City Fire Station found out that Tank No.1 was short by .45 meter from the adjoining property.
Tank No.1 has a capa-city of 47,122 liters; Tank No. 2 has a capacity of 47,547 liters and Tank No. 3, 56,713 liters.
PGI-Naga produces about 200 metric tons of LPG per month or 18,181 cylinders at 11 kilograms per cylinder.
No representatives from Naga City Fire Station were present during the decommissioning of the LPG tank yesterday. Only two representatives from the city’s Office of the Building Official were also present.
Daskeo, in her letter dated November 12, had said she could not attend the decommissioning due to an activity of equal importance.
PGI legal counsel Jennie Cabading in her letter to Daskeo and to OBO-Naga Building Official Arthur Villamor said that not-withstanding the rendition of the legal opinion of the Bureau of Fire-National Headquarters, PGI is condemning Tank No.1 by dismantling and withdrawing its connection pipes.
To recall, Daskeo sought legal opinion from their head office on whe-ther or not PGI-Naga is governed by the New Fire Code or the Old Fire Code.
Among the parts and appurtenances that were removed from Tank No.1 were the by-pass withdrawal valve, external shut-off valve, liquid return valve, liquid and vapor cargo valve and manhole cover. (FREEMAN)
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