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(original post by KING 5 News) Posted on July 4, 2010 at 10:56 AM

KIRKLAND, Wash. – Homemade fireworks caused an explosion inside a vehicle on Interstate 405 in Kirkland on Saturday.

The Washington State Patrol says a man filled some balloons with welding gas – a combination of oxygen and acetylene gas – which is normally stored in steel cylinders.

They rubbed together, causing static electricity, and exploded. Troopers say the blast blew out the back window of the pickup truck.

They say the man, woman and 3-year-old girl in the vehicle are lucky they were not injured or even killed in the blast.

Click here or on the banner to the left to check out WCIA’s news story about the Viper Mine Rescue team.

If you watch closely (about 1:23 minutes in to be exact), you’ll see ILMO’s 2010 Mining Safety banner in one of the shots. The Viper Mine in Williamsville, IL was one of nine ILMO gas customers to receive this year’s Safety Banner featuring the mine’s name, an MSHA safety slogan, and logos from ILMO and various Thermadyne product lines used in mine welding. (Video and article credit to www.illinoishomepage.net)

While welding helmets are designed to protect you from the visible and invisible (ultraviolet and infrared) rays a welding arc emits, not all helmets are created equal. There are numerous options: passive or auto-darkening lens, fixed or variable shade, two, three or four sensors, viewing size. Taking the time to find the right helmet for your needs can increase your productivity and weld quality, as well as your comfort.

First, any helmet you choose should meet ANSI Z87.1 – 2003  (also referred to as ANSI Z87+) standards, which ensure that…   (more…)