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                                                                  What to do if your ga b arbecue
                                                                  goes on fire

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                                                                  • If the fire is in the grill itself an y ou ca s afely
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                                                                     reac t he knobs, turn of t he ga t o  s top
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                                                                     feedin t he fire.
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                                                                  • Clos t he lid.
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                                                                  • Shut the ga t an o ff if the fire is in the hose.
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                                                                     If yo a re unable to reac t he knob u se the
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                                                                     appropriate fire extinguisher or call 999
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                                                                  customer-area/ your-home/home-safety/
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              Ga b arbecues
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           • Store  g as cylinder o utside an p rotect from
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              direct sunligh a nd frost. Do no s tore more
              cylinder t ha y ou need.
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           • Chec y ou g as barbecue is correctl s erviced,
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              in good workin o rder an a ny hose a re
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              no s howing sign o f w  ear, stiffnes o r
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              cracking M .  ak s ur a ll joints ar t ightened,
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              safe an s ecure.
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           • If yo s uspec a   g as leak d o  n ot us t he
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              barbecue C ontact a   G  as Safe registered
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              engineer immediately. Ga c omponents,
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              on an a ppliance s hould only be repaired or
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              replaced by a  c ompeten p erson.
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           • Neve t ur o n   t he ga w s  hile your grill lid
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              is closed.
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           • Afte c ooking t ur o ff the ga c ylinde b efore
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              turnin o ff at the controls.
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