The FDNY confiscated about 500 cylinders of propane from a Willets Point business Thursday, officials said.
The department’s Bureau of Fire Prevention was conducting a routine inspection of the building on an industrial strip when they discovered the tanks were being illegally stored, the officials said.
FDNY members were conducting an inspection on T&T welding supply before discovering hundreds of illegal propane tanks. Kevin C. Downs
FDNY’s Bureau of Fire Prevention confiscated illegal propane tanks at T&T welding supply in 127-76 Willets point Boulevard, Queens on October 21, 2021. FDNY
The approximate 500 cylinders of propane “was well beyond the location’s storage capacity,”, according to the FDNY. FDNY
Authorities found approximately 500 cylinders of propane at T&T welding supply. FDNY
The owner of T&T welding supply in 127-76 Willets point Boulevard, Queens was charged with a misdemeanor. Kevin C. DownsThe number of tanks “was well beyond the location’s storage capacity,” an FDNY spokesman said.
The owner of the building was charged with a misdemeanor and fined, officials said.
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