Posted on 06/22/2009 9:31:02 AM PDT by Daffynition
CTIRUS [sic] HEIGHTS (CBS13)
Three Citrus Heights families are without a home after an explosion rocked their apartment complex apparently because one of the tenants was tired of cockroaches.
The Sacramento Metro Fire Department says nearly a million dollars in damage was caused when Tone Pene set off a number of bug bombs in his apartment. Pene says he used 8 to 10 foggers, but Sacramento Metro Fire says they found evidence of up to 18 bug bombs.
The foggers somehow found an ignition source, possibly the refrigerator, causing an explosion that left the building with serious structural damage. Sac Metro Fire says the force of the blast caused the wall to become disconnected from the roof and blew out the windows sending glass flying.
Fortunately, no one was hurt. Pene says he was surprised by the blast because he has used the bug bombs before.
"I don't know what happened. I do this every month and I don't know what happened today," Pene told CBS13.
Tony's family along with two others are being assisted by the American Red Cross.
Sacramento Metro Fire is reminding people to read the instructions when working with flammable products.
Despite, the explosion and bug bombs, live cockroaches can still be seen in the apartment.
So Mythbusters was right.
Take off and nuke them from orbit.
It’s the only way to be sure...
and he still didn’t kill them.
*sigh* he did it every month??
The cockroaches will likely survive.
NOPE, those bugs will survive nuclear war... they might become 12 foot tall mutant roaches but they’ll survive.
Remember the old story that if there is a nuclear war, the only thing left will be cockroaches? I think it rings true.
Apparently so! LOL
I wonder if anyone was holding his beer?
“Despite, the explosion and bug bombs, live cockroaches can still be seen in the apartment.”.....
One roach to another: “What the hell was that?”....
(bonus bug-bomb blowup here)
Using the same brand of bug-bomb?
What's that about doing the same thing over and over, and expecting different results?
Bugbomb searching Thoden!
With roaches, you kind of have to do things like this over and over, because while you might get the ones that are around now, in a month, there will be a whole new generation. I’m trying to keep them at bay here in North TX, and despite a generous dust application, and constant baiting, I still see several large ones inside every week.
“La cucaracha, la cucaracha
ya no puede caminar.
porque no tiene, porque le falta
las dos patitas de atrás.”
You folks want a 100% roach killer? It is called “Combat.” (Combat Platinum roach killing gel).
It is a U.S. product out of Arizona. It is also toxic to humans (children) and pets. But used out of reach of children and pets, it has no rival.
All it takes is one application as per the directions; and in three months, roaches are all gone never, ever to return again.
The first time in my life I got an infestation of these creatures a few months back. Spays and bug bombs did not affect them. They just continued to thrive and multiply.
Combat ended that forever.
And no, I have no connection with the company or anybody who works there.
I bought it at the local hardware store here in Panama. It is so powerful, they do not have it on the shelves. One has to ask for it at the checkout counter, and the clerk digs it out from beneath the cash register.
Oh yes. I have 5 kitty cats but no children. Since I was very careful, the cats were in no danger.
WHAT HAPPEN?
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