A Reddit user shared a rough experience with their roommate to r/NoStupidQuestions.
"Moved in with an acquaintance two months ago and I just discovered he left the stove on all night for the second time," said the original poster. "This time there was no pot but the stove has been on for 12 hours and I just noticed. How dangerous is this? I immediately opened the windows after but I'm curious what are the actual dangers that could happen so I can take measures to avoid any of these outcomes."
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Reddit commenters were incensed by the situation with the roommate.
The top commenter assessed it plainly: "Deadly dangerous in multiple ways."
"If the gas is on with flame, the main danger is an unsupervised fire," elaborated another community member. "That could spread, which could destroy your home and everything within that home. If the gas is on without flame, the main danger is that your home will fill with flammable gas. That's not good to breathe. It's also a serious risk of injury if anything causes a spark that touches the gas. So, no, that's really not safe at all."
"I would move out ASAP. That is super dangerous. There should have never even been a second time," said a third.
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