THAT'LL Fix 'Em - NY Woman Uses 20 Bugbombs Simultaneously 2X - 12 Injured In Resulting Fire
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On Wednesday, a woman in Chinatown found herself under attack from unwanted multilegged visitors in her two-room apartment at 17 Pike Street, said Robert G. Byrnes, chief fire marshal for the New York City Fire Department. To deal with the infestation in one room, she set off about 20 foggers, also known as bug bombs, which release a fine aerosol mist into the air, he said.
She followed up on Thursday with another 20 foggers in the other room, Mr. Byrnes said. However, she failed to turn off her oven’s pilot light, and the meeting of the flame and the highly flammable contents set off a powerful explosion, fire officials said. The blast blew out the back wall of the apartment, which is just above a ground-floor salon. The explosion caused a partial collapse of the building and ignited a fire that left 12 people injured, including three critically.
An order to vacate the building was issued on Friday after inspectors from the Department of Buildings determined that illegal interior partitions had been erected. It was unclear if the partitions delayed rescue efforts, but fire inspectors said it was the foggers that set off the blaze.
“These bug bombs are very flammable,” Mr. Byrnes said. In fact, every year there are about 500 fires or explosions linked to the devices across the country, according to government statistics.
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