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‘LPG cylinders are safe’
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Posted on Dec 01 2004
“Our LPG tanks are safe”
Liquefied petroleum gas distributor Wushin Corp. and its retailer, DL Corp., gave this assurance yesterday, saying there should be no cause for worry or panic among residents who have Wushin’s LPG cylinders in their homes.
Wushin and DL Corp. jointly denied the allegation of their sole business competitors—Saipan Industrial Gas Inc. and its retailer C-Gas—that their LPG cylinders are not compliant with the U.S. Department of Transportation’s regulations.
There are hundreds of LPG cylinders from Wushin and DL Corp. on different homes islandwide.
Wushin general manager Enoch Sungsoo Lim and DL Corp. representative Joe Digno suspect that business rivalry motivated Saipan Industrial to come out with the allegation.
Lim said Wushin has been in business for more than 20 years now. Since the business started operations, he said no untoward incident relating to the company’s LPG cylinders, such as explosion or fire, has ever happened.
“Consumers have the right to choose,” Lim said. “If we fail to provide good service, the customers know.”
Digno added that Wushin and DL Corp.’s customers should not worry about safety from using their LPG cylinders, saying the distributor is a member of the National Propane Gas Association.
“All tanks conform with DOT standards,” Digno said. He said Wushin and DL Corp. are willing to have their cylinders tested for safety by a DOT-authorized entity.
He said Customs officers allow Wushin to bring in its LPG cylinders from an Asian country because these products are not contrabands.
Saipan Industrial’s president, Dionisio Lopez, said last week that scores of non-DOT compliant LPG cylinders might be out in homes, posing risk to the consumers’ safety. He accused Wushin and DL Corp. of selling LPG using non-compliant cylinders.
Lopez said Wushin continues to use its cylinders despite an agreement with Saipan Gas to comply with federal and local requirements. He brought the matter up with the Department of Public Safety.
Last Friday, police sergeant Jerry Ayuyu, Motor Carrier Section’s officer-in-charge for the DPS’ Office of Grants and Special Programs, said the matter is being looked into.
