Warning to check your gas regulator!

PBO reader Alan Thorne suffered a harrowing lesson in the importance of using marine-grade gas regulators on board when a 'fireball' ignited.

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Alan said: "I feel very fortunate to be alive and that Tivoli is unscathed. On 2 September, I had the most terrifying nightmare I've ever had on a boat. While cooking my spag bol, unregulated gas burst through the hob jet, igniting the ring like a furious blowtorch, also sending a large volume of gas into the galley. This gas ignited into a fireball! Fortunately, I had installed the isolation valve next to the cooker, and a fire blanket above the sink. It took what seemed like a very long tim