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http://www.nj.com/news/jjournal/jerseycity/index.ssf?/base/news-3/1105438261233920.xml
Blast rocks home, but roaches survive
Woman got out before stove pilot light ignited fogger, firefighters say
Tuesday, January 11, 2005
Gases from insecticide foggers detonated in a Jersey City woman's home yesterday, blowing out windows, singeing furniture and leaving her homeless last night.
"I've never seen the explosive nature of an aerosol to this degree before," said Fire Capt. Andrew Johnson. "Had she been inside the building, it would have definitely killed her. She was not hurt at all."
At 8:40 a.m., firefighters responded to the two-story building, at Orient Avenue and Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, after hearing the explosion from their firehouse about a block away, Johnson said.
The woman, who is in her mid-20s, opened three defoggers in her home and as they released their insecticide spray, she walked out her front door, Johnson said.
The gases ignited, blowing out a large bay window and slamming the front door shut behind her, Johnson said.
Despite the blast, firefighters found that the roaches had survived, Johnson said.
"The roaches were still alive on ceilings, all over the place," Johnson said.
Investigators believe oxygen from the open door mixed with the gases from the foggers, creating an explosive mixture that was ignited by a stove pilot light, Johnson said.
Garbage bags in the kitchen, a sofa, walls and other items were seared superficially. Some items bubbled from the intense heat, Johnson said.
Public Service Electric & Gas workers responded and shut down gas service to the residence, Johnson said.
Firefighters sealed the windows with plastic, but the woman was forced to stay elsewhere last night.
http://www.nj.com/news/jjournal/jerseycity/index.ssf?/base/news-3/1105438261233920.xml
Blast rocks home, but roaches survive
Woman got out before stove pilot light ignited fogger, firefighters say
Tuesday, January 11, 2005
Gases from insecticide foggers detonated in a Jersey City woman's home yesterday, blowing out windows, singeing furniture and leaving her homeless last night.
"I've never seen the explosive nature of an aerosol to this degree before," said Fire Capt. Andrew Johnson. "Had she been inside the building, it would have definitely killed her. She was not hurt at all."
At 8:40 a.m., firefighters responded to the two-story building, at Orient Avenue and Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, after hearing the explosion from their firehouse about a block away, Johnson said.
The woman, who is in her mid-20s, opened three defoggers in her home and as they released their insecticide spray, she walked out her front door, Johnson said.
The gases ignited, blowing out a large bay window and slamming the front door shut behind her, Johnson said.
Despite the blast, firefighters found that the roaches had survived, Johnson said.
"The roaches were still alive on ceilings, all over the place," Johnson said.
Investigators believe oxygen from the open door mixed with the gases from the foggers, creating an explosive mixture that was ignited by a stove pilot light, Johnson said.
Garbage bags in the kitchen, a sofa, walls and other items were seared superficially. Some items bubbled from the intense heat, Johnson said.
Public Service Electric & Gas workers responded and shut down gas service to the residence, Johnson said.
Firefighters sealed the windows with plastic, but the woman was forced to stay elsewhere last night.
