If any carbide becomes wet and the receptacle becomes hot it shall be destroyed by being submerged in deep water. If deep water is not available, the wet carbide, shall be spread out in the open in an isolated place, and all precautions shall be taken to prevent any fire or artificial light or article capable of igniting acetylene being brought near until the material has given off its gas and the surrounding area has become free of gas.
Note: --The fact of carbide having become wet, will be indicated by the outward appearance of the drum, and probably by a disagreeable odour, showing a leakage of gas.
