Mchanganyiko wa asetilini na oksijeni, ikiwa inawasha na kusababisha silinda ya kawaida ya gesi kulipuka, husababisha vifo fulani ndani ya eneo la mita kumi. Mbali na hatari ya kugongwa na shrapnel za silinda, the immediate negative pressure and the blast wave from the explosion are powerful enough to be deadly.
I personally consider a distance of up to 20 meters from the explosion to be fatal. This scenario is exceedingly perilous.