(NOTE: I posted this over on CT. It might attract some heat from the low lifes but it does make a strong case for why we say what we say.)
OK, so he didn't do it on purpose but it would not be a huge stretch to string him up for involuntary manslaughter.
And that my friends, is why some of us say, "Hire a professional plumber" even when the law doesn't require it.
OK, so he didn't do it on purpose but it would not be a huge stretch to string him up for involuntary manslaughter.
Fire investigators Friday blamed a fatal house explosion in north Charlotte on an improperly removed heater that left a gas pipe uncapped.
When an uncertified handyman turned the gas back on last week to ignite a water heater, fire officials said gas seeped from the uncapped pipe for almost two hours before the house blew up.
Four-month-old Synora Coleman was killed in the explosion June 19. Firefighters found her body in the rubble a few minutes after they arrived. Her mother, Courtney Chambers was taken to Carolinas Medical Center and released earlier this week. Synora's father, Sylmyles Coleman, had burns on a third of his body and is still at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, which has a burn unit.
http://www.charlotte.com/171/story/690196.htmlA handyman removed the gas heater from the hallway, but firefighters said he didn't cap the pipe to prevent gas from flowing out of it in the future. The gas was turned off at the time.
Synora's family moved into the house in June. On June 19, Chambers talked with the landlord about a leaky toilet at the one-story house. She also told the landlord she had put a deposit down for gas, but the family didn't have hot water.
Around 6 p.m., a second handyman came to the house. He turned the gas on, lit the water heater's pilot light and fixed the toilet. He then checked to make sure warm water was flowing to the bathroom sink. In all, the handyman was in the house for less than half an hour.
And that my friends, is why some of us say, "Hire a professional plumber" even when the law doesn't require it.