Sunday, September 24, 2006

RTFI (Read The Fine Instructions!) or How NOT To Use Bug Bombs (Gee... if 1 is good, then 15 MUST be great!)

LAFD News & Information - North Hollywood Explosion: Failure To Follow Instructions

"On Sunday, September 24, 2006 at 10:06 AM, three Companies of Los Angeles Firefighters, two LAFD Rescue Ambulances, one Rehab/Air Tender Unit, one EMS Battalion Captain and one Battalion Chief Officer Command Team under the direction of Battalion Chief Peter Benesch responded to an explosion at 5505 Bonner Avenue in North Hollywood.

Firefighters arrived quickly to discover residents streaming from a two story garden style apartment building on the southwest corner of Cumpston Street and Bonner Avenue.

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There was no fire, but structural damage was evident.

Firefighters soon determined that fifteen full-release aerosol insecticide 'bug bombs' had been used contrary to instructions within one upstairs apartment in an effort to exterminate pests.

An adult male occupant of the apartment below was the sole injury. He sustained a minor head laceration and following on-site treatment, declined transportation to the hospital.

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And you only thought it an urban legend or Myth Busters episode (episode 23)...

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