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July Death - tpscuba - 09-20-2004
Tank explodes and kills dive shop employee in Floride. Findings state that she was attempting to add 98% oxygen to the 30 cubic foot cylinder... the cylinder fell and exploded killing her and injuring 3 customers. Investigators attribute the fire and explosion to the presence of an organic contaminat. Investigators said that either the cylinder or valve or both had not been properly cleaned.
Re:July Death - cdtgray - 10-10-2004
This accident happened at Cave Excursions near Peacock Springs in N. Florida (hmm - filter got that name). The website for the dive shop is
For more information you can also refer to the Cave Diver's forum at
I went to that store when I was doing some cave training a little over a year ago - it was a shame to hear about what happened.