Ferrellgas Offers Propane Safety Tips Ahead Of Hurricane Matthew
October 05 2016 - 5:12PM
Hurricane Matthew, a Category 4 storm currently packing wind speeds
of 125 miles per hour and threatening coastal areas with heavy
rains, high surf, and flooding, is making its way toward the
southeast United States. According to the National Hurricane
Center, the storm could make landfall in Florida, Georgia, South
Carolina, or North Carolina between Thursday evening and Sunday.
If you’re a propane user in Hurricane Matthew’s path, the
Employee-Owners of Ferrellgas, a nationwide propane company with
locations throughout the southeast United States, urge you to keep
the following safety tips in mind.
- Make sure you have enough propane in your tank to last a few
days.
- Make a list of instructions on how to turn off the electricity,
propane, and water.
- NEVER put or keep a propane cylinder inside or in an enclosed
area such as a basement, garage, shed, or tent.
- If you live in a flood zone, make sure your large propane tanks
are fastened down securely.
- Review propane safety information provided by your propane
retailer.
If you smell gas, at any time, inside or outside your home:
- Immediately put out all smoking materials and other open
flames. Do not operate lights, appliances, telephones, or cell
phones. Flames or sparks from these sources can trigger an
explosion or a fire.
- LEAVE THE AREA IMMEDIATELY! Get everyone
out of the building or area where you suspect gas is leaking.
- SHUT OFF THE GAS! Turn off the main gas
supply valve on your propane tank, if it is safe to do so. To close
the valve, turn it to the right (clockwise).
- REPORT THE LEAK. From a neighbor’s home
or other building away from the gas leak, call your propane
retailer right away. If you can’t reach your propane retailer, call
911 or your local fire department.
- DO NOT RETURN TO THE BUILDING OR
AREA until your propane retailer, emergency
responder, or a qualified service technician determines that it is
safe to do so.
- GET YOUR SYSTEM CHECKED. Before you attempt to
use any of your propane appliances, your propane retailer or a
qualified service technician must check your entire system to
ensure that it is leak-free.
About FerrellgasFerrellgas Partners, L.P.,
through its operating partnership, Ferrellgas, L.P., and
subsidiaries, serves propane customers in all 50 states, the
District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico, and provides midstream
services to major energy companies in the United States. Ferrellgas
employees indirectly own 22.8 million common units of the
partnership, through an employee stock ownership plan. Ferrellgas
Partners, L.P. filed a Form 10-K with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on September 28, 2016. Investors can request a hard copy
of this filing free of charge and obtain more information about the
partnership online at www.ferrellgas.com.
Contact:
Scott Brockelmeyer, Media Relations – scottbrockelmeyer@ferrellgas.com, 913-661-1830
Jim Saladin, Media Relations – jimsaladin@ferrellgas.com, 913-661-1833
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