NJ Bug Bomb Ends Up Burning Down the House

An 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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By Billy Parker in News on November 9, 2008 1:44 PM

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HUGO_MEGO

BAN THE BOMB!

Snoopy

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

Spirit of 76

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.

Reflect

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