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Exhibit 23
Consent of Independent Auditors
The Board of Directors
Airgas, Inc.:
We consent to incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements
(Nos. 33-39433, 33-48388, 33-57893, 33-61301, 33-61899, 33-63201, 33-64633,
333-08113, 333-37863, 333-46739, 333-60995 and 333-61989) on Form S-3 and
(Nos. 33-21780, 33-25419, 33-33954, 33-64056, 33-64058, 33-64112, 333-
28261, 333-42023 and 333-60999) on Form S-8 of Airgas, Inc. of our report
dated May 9, 2000, relating to the consolidated balance sheets of Airgas,
Inc. and subsidiaries as of March 31, 2000 and 1999, and the related
consolidated statements of earnings, stockholders' equity, and cash flows
for each of the years in the three-year period ended March 31, 2000, and
the related schedule, which report is included in the March 31, 2000,
Annual Report on Form 10-K of Airgas, Inc.
/s/ KPMG LLP
Philadelphia, PA
June 8, 2000
