Abstract: An apparatus for the handling of converter gases, especially the storage thereof, comprises a hood which fits over the mouth of a steel making converter and is connected by a duct and blower to a storage vessel. According to the invention, between the blower and the storage vessel, a cruciform junction is provided with the lower upwardly extending stretch being connected to the discharge side of the blower, the upper upwardly extending stretch being connected to a flaring pipe, one horizontal stretch being connected to the storage vessel and the other horizontal stretch to a bypass to the flaring pipe. Valves are provided for controlling the flow such that only the valuable gas is stored.