A QUEENSLAND caravan repair business has been fined $20,000 after a gas explosion in a couple's tourer.

Maroochydore Magistrates Court heard that gas pipes to their caravan refrigerator were incorrectly reconnected after repairs to the floor at Caravan Repairs Kunda Park on the Sunshine Coast.

The company, which was not licensed to carry out gas work, was also ordered to pay costs totalling $1118 when it faced proceedings under the Petroleum and Gas (Production and Safety) Act 2004.

Director Bruce Edwards was also fined $10,000.

The court was told that a Beerwah couple left their caravan with the company for repairs before embarking on a holiday.

While stocking up the 'van for their trip, they turned on the gas supply and lit the fridge to cool it.

When the owner's wife later went to investigate a smell of gas, an explosion threw her through the door and the caravan caught fire.

Defendants Kunda Park Radiators and Mr Edwards did not appear in court.

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