19/05/2022
Adulterated kerosene for domestic cooking, despite the horrible consequences, is widespread in several low-income regions of Africa.
Various kerosene explosions have been reportedly blamed on adulteration following several similar incidents in the media and publications.
Adulteration of household kerosene can be intentional or unintentional.
Consumers are the victims of dishonest domestic kerosene merchants and marketers who intentionally dilute the product to increase their profits. Petrol is reportedly the favored adulterating ingredient because it is less expensive.
Additionally, there have been allegations that some of the major petroleum product distributors fail to properly drain their storage tanks and trucks prior to loading other products. This can also inadvertently cause adulteration of the product.
It's not just kerosene dealers and marketers who are responsible for the problem; corrupt monitoring/enforcement systems and poor refining/distillation process are also to blame among other factors.
However, this video shares to the end, simple control measures and decisions to prevent the fatal consequences of these adulterated domestic kerosene.
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