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Insect Foggers Destroy CA Apartment
(AP) CITRUS HEIGHTS, Calif.
An explosion at an apartment complex apparently ignited by insect foggers being used to control a cockroach infestation has displaced three families.
Fire officials in the Sacramento suburb of Citrus Heights say a tenant in one of the three apartments set off 10 cans of insecticide fogger. That's five to 10 times the recommended amount.
The resulting blast blew out some of the complex's load-bearing walls, leading city officials to condemn the entire apartment building. No one was injured in the Sunday explosion, and the families have been placed in temporary housing.
Fire investigators said they suspect electricity from a refrigerator detonated the cloud of insecticide.
The tenant said he used the foggers after his landlord didn't respond to complaints about the cockroach problem.
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Information from: The Sacramento Bee, http://www.sacbee.com
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An explosion at an apartment complex apparently ignited by insect foggers being used to control a cockroach infestation has displaced three families.
Fire officials in the Sacramento suburb of Citrus Heights say a tenant in one of the three apartments set off 10 cans of insecticide fogger. That's five to 10 times the recommended amount.
The resulting blast blew out some of the complex's load-bearing walls, leading city officials to condemn the entire apartment building. No one was injured in the Sunday explosion, and the families have been placed in temporary housing.
Fire investigators said they suspect electricity from a refrigerator detonated the cloud of insecticide.
The tenant said he used the foggers after his landlord didn't respond to complaints about the cockroach problem.
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Information from: The Sacramento Bee, http://www.sacbee.com
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Copyright 2009 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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Permalink Reply by Dennis Brown on
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I think the foggers should be band from apartment blds. i was on a call where a fogger was used and the tenant put it in a closet with all her stuff still in there endresult 3days in the hosp.for me with flash over burns .
( this was do to not having gear on when someone open the door befor i was finnish getting ready at top of stairwell lesson learnd have gear on befor entering bld. )
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Permalink Reply by Oldman on
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"I think the foggers should be band from apartment blds"
I have a better idea, why don't we ban "morons" from apartment buildings who won't follow directions. Why blame an inanimate object for the stupidity of people.
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Permalink Reply by John Rulli Jr. on
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Good point Oldman!! Guns dont kill people do!!
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Permalink Reply by walt on
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the 1 time i was injured was due to a bug fogger the home owner placed on top of a pool table and under and light fixture i was blown 25' out of the house.
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Permalink Reply by Jay Nicholson on
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This is a far too frequent event. I'm sure it's going to happen again next week somewhere.
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