A restaurant in Perth, Australia was blown to bits on Wednesday by several dozen anti-cockroach bug bombs. A pilot light in one of the oven seems to have ignited the DIY fumigation chemicals. Two people were injured and property damage is estimated at $500,000. From The Mercury:
John McMillan, manager of the state fire investigations unit, said the pressure wave from the blast was powerful enough to lift the roof off the building.
“The restaurant owner has used the principle that if you use twice the soap, you get your hands twice as clean,” Mr McMillan said. “He’s just overdone it….This (cockroach bomb) is a good product, but this incident shows if you don’t read the manufacturer’s instructions, there can be very serious consequences.”
Link (via Fortean Times)