ONE family in Bon Accord, Tobago, is lucky to be alive after the gas tank in their kitchen exploded on Sunday afternoon. Luckily a friend of the family intervened and villagers assisted in bringing the situation under control.

The incident occurred shortly before 1 p.m. on Sunday, in the midst of the Tobago Carnival activities. Aaliyah Peters reported she was cooking at the time when she heard a loud bang.

“I heard a loud noise I know there was no one else at home so where I was sitting I saw a fire reflection on a door because of the sheen on the door. I saw the blaze so I ran to the kitchen. I saw it and called my sister. I said ‘Brittany get some water’, so she came with the hose and we were trying to like cool it down,” Peters recalled.