Cooking gas dealers face mandatory insurance for accident victims

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Oil marketers will be required to take out public liability insurance to cover customers and third parties in case of gas cylinder accidents.

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The energy regulator is seeking mandatory insurance for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) dealers to protect individuals, homes and businesses from economic loss and fatalities caused by explosions and fires.

The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (Epra) said that oil marketers would be required to take out public liability insurance (PLI) to cover customers and third parties against death, injury and damage to property caused by defective LPG cylinders.

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