NJ Bug Bomb Ends Up Burning Down the House

2008_11_bugbomb.jpgAn explosion caused by bug bombs in a Millville apartment left the building in such bad shape that it needed to be condemned following the blast. No one was injured when a pilot light ignited the accelerant inside nine cans of repellent, but it left the kitchen floor sagging, blew out numerous windows on the first floor and moved an exterior wall about two inches. A firefighter on the scene told reporters, "Typically I wouldn't recommend using nine at once. At the end of it all, I don't even think it killed the bugs." A recent explosion of bug bombs in New York hospitalized six people.

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I don't even want to know what they were trying to kill.

If the bugs weren't killed, I bet they are hard of hearing now.

they did this on MYTH BUSTERS and blew out the windows...but had to use a ton of bug bombs...a fascinating piece of television.

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Somebody didn't listen to the Myth Busters.

Who even needs the Mythbusters for this? Read the damn instructions on the can!

The instructions were in English.

Anyone with an internet connection can always order commercial MAXFORCE products. Skip that silly shit at hardware and grocery stores. It never works.

I don't like using insecticides because some bugs always develop resistance. That happens even with Maxforce. Bayer says so, and they make that stuff so they ought to know. I prefer boric acid. Not toxic to animals but no roach has ever been found that has become resistant to that. Inexpensive, to boot.

Even less expensive is stepping on them. The boot gave me that idea.

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