REDDING: Small oxygen cylinder causes explosion, big headache, for transfer station
REDDING — The City of Redding is reminding its citizens about the dangers of pressurized oxygen cylinders as well as what is and is not allowed to be dropped off at their facilities after an oxygen cylinder caused an explosion that rocked the Abernathy Transfer Station earlier this week.
The incident happened Tuesday, June 19, at the City’s solid waste transfer station and household hazardous waste recycling facility, located at 2255 Abernathy Ln., in Redding.
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Although nobody was injured and the explosion did not cause any damage, the blast from the small, pressurized oxygen cylinder was enough to rattle the nerves of both citizens and employees who were in the area and inside the transfer station building when the blast occurred.
In a social media post about the explosion, City officials said the incident happened when a citizen brought a small oxygen cylinder to the location and it subsequently exploded inside the facility’s Transfer Bay.
“This occurred during business hours with both citizens and staff in the area, officials wrote in the release, explaining, “The explosion was significant enough to shake the building.”
“As a reminder, the Transfer Station does NOT accept pressurized cylinders,” wrote officials.
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For more information regarding what materials the Transfer Station accepts as well as their hours of operation and other rules and regulations, call City of Redding Solid Waste Utility at (530) 224-6209, or visit them online.
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