The week that wasn't as expected , a series of unfortunate events and life threatening incidents all fell on the same day .Oh My God ! when small thing go out of way it leads to chain of events which i am unable to decipher the real meaning of such occurrences thus proving the butterfly theory .All the events are inter linked just like the ecosystem to maintain its balance .
The entire incident was narrated by mom , when we had a small chat during dinner. Around 8.30 AM ,there was huge bang at the door step with a hue and cry of a lady. My brother rushed to open the door ,she cried for help that her cylinder started leaking while she was cleaning the kitchen .In an attempt to close and the valve and remove cylinder hose to shift the stove to a new place , the metal valve at the cylinder mouth started leaking with a huge noise. My bother was in fix unable to react to the situation.
All the residents were informed one intelligent person switched off the main supply to entire building to avert any fire accidents by electric spark . Later all the people rushed outside for safety ,the cylinder stopped its hissing noise only after it got emptied itself. The smell of LPG reached the neighboring houses, all rushed to the flats for the cause of he smell.The aroma was so strong it created head ache and nausea to all the residents.
The major disappointing factor was the non availability of the Fire service or Gas supplier to the rescue. Why the bloody hell they are appointed with no use to the public . And the resident who was provided with a unchecked cylinder was not ready to file a police complaint .What a stupid society and its selfishness to shy away from problems that really needs to be addressed.
This tortured my mind for almost an hour , where i started thinking about the severity of the incident and how every single daily routine work averted the mishap and saved almost 15 lives in the same day . The neighbor used to practice yoga around 7 Am by lighting a agarabathi in front of God and his wife yet to start cooking . In my home my mom used cook before 8 AM so that she can pack lunch bags for me and my brother . Nobody switched on any electrical gadgets at that time .There are no chain smokers in our colony . The possibility of external fire is almost nill when the incident happened . This prevented a major headlines in Ambattur region.
Though I might sound like an atheist or cynical towards GOD , but finally i thanked HIM for the blessings he has showered on us and saved our colony residents. Still this incident keeps knocking my head and makes me restless..
By
KVS
