Cylinder rupture in Allegan, MI, courtesy of Air... -
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Published on: 7/13/2005
Last Visited: 7/13/2005
On September 4,1997, Fire Chief Joel Merchant of Allegan Fire Department and firefighter Lt.Areaux from Hopkins Fire Department were starting their day.They filled three cylinders in their MAKO 3100-3 Air Station and began to fill the remaining two."All of a sudden, she cut loose" explains Chief Merchant.At 8:00 am a cylinder ruptured inside the fill station while Chief Merchant was standing directly in front of it and firefighter Lt.Areaux off to the side.No one was harmed.
At 8:10 am Chief Merchant called Paul Staples at Air Source One and said, "I have a cylinder that blew up and a fill station that saved my life this morning".