N.J. man blows up apartment spraying for bugs

Amerigo Vespucci

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Mon Jul-21-08 05:00 PM
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N.J. man blows up apartment spraying for bugs

Edited on Mon Jul-21-08 05:00 PM by Amerigo Vespucci

NEW YORK - A New Jersey man trying to exterminate insects in his apartment blew it up instead, the New York Daily News reported on Monday.

Isias Vidal Maceda was unhurt in the incident, but 80 percent of his apartment was destroyed, Eatontown, New Jersey police told the newspaper.

The accident occurred as Maceda was spraying for pests in his kitchen. Somehow the bug spray ignited a blast that blew out the apartment's front windows and triggered a fire that quickly spread, the newspaper said.

Police told the newspaper that the Saturday blaze also caused smoke damage to the apartment above.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25784847/

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edbermac

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Mon Jul-21-08 05:08 PM
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1. Who wants to bet the cockroaches are still alive?

You have to nuke those mothers to kill them :nuke:

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GOPisEvil

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Mon Jul-21-08 05:50 PM
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2. This actually happens fairly often.

I work for an insurance company and I can think of three claims in the past year for people blowing up their houses by using too many bug bombs.

Oh, I'll bet this dumbass didn't read the instructions and he didn't turn off all sources of ignition. That means thermostats, refrigerator motors, anything that cycles on and off. Oh, and you need about 1 can for every 1000 sq. ft.

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Kutjara

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Mon Jul-21-08 05:52 PM
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3. Sounds like a new poster boy for the concept of the...

Edited on Mon Jul-21-08 05:52 PM by Kutjara

...epic fail.

"Why just get rid of roaches from inside your apartment, when you can get rid of your apartment from around the roaches, instead!?!"

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LeftyMom

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Mon Jul-21-08 05:52 PM
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4. Probably forgot to turn off his pilot light.

:eyes:

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