Re: How many bug bombs does it take to blow up a house?
Posted by:
Olde Farte
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Date: January 09, 2012 04:31PM
MrMephisto Wrote:
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> Olde Farte Wrote:
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> > The question REALLY is:
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> > "A =spark= from a fridge got through metal cans
> to
> > the contents!!?"
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> Yeah, the article isn't clear on this. Were the
> cans unused and just sitting too close to the
> compressor or an electrical outlet...
Yeah, it DOES say "12 cans" so that could be a case of cans, I suppose (3x4). If in a cardboard box then maybe THAT caught fire, the injury was caused trying to put it out (after maybe a can had already popped), then the rest blew causing the rather massive explosion:
>>> "...The explosion severed several floor joists, pushed out a room wall
>>> and caused damage to an adjoining townhouse..."