Stop in for a cup of coffee

Yep. Gas had to be accumulated in the tank to lift like that. Assuming he was welding above the water line to flash it off.
This will not turn out well, welding in a confined space requires a lot of documentation. Four gas meter is paramount and required. The investigation will be ugly. There is a lot of preparation and things you need to do. This is just terrible to see, much less the soon to be finger pointing.