The stove (1) has a fuel reservoir formed by a cylindrical canister (2). A stop valve (3) is mounted at a top of the canister (2) for regulating supp ly of fuel gas from the canister (2) through a fuel passage to a burner head (4) mounted on top of the stop valve (3). The fuel passage has an inlet (5) in the canister (2) and an outlet at the burner head (4) and extends throug h the stop valve (3) which is mounted in the fuel passage. The stop valve (3 ) is a rotary valve controlled by a hand wheel (6) which can be rotated by a user to move the stop valve (3) between open and closed positions. An emerg ency shut-off valve (7) is mounted at the inlet (5) to the fuel passage and is operable when the stove (1) is knocked over.
