GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Palestinians in the Gaza Strip continue to fall prey to cooking gas cylinder explosions in apartment buildings, as most poor families cannot afford to replace their old gas cylinders with new ones due to their weak purchasing power. In addition, there is a lack of government control on the gas cylinders.
Ali Mehanna had his gas cylinder filled at a nearby warehouse in the al-Nasr neighborhood in Gaza City, and although his cylinder was damaged and covered with rust, the warehouse owner filled it, knowing that this poses a major risk.