Posted on 09/15/2006 8:09:02 AM PDT by Niteranger68
CHARLOTTE -- A University-area restaurant employee was treated for minor injuries following an explosion Wednesday night.
An employee of the Thai House, in the Grand Promenade shopping center, stayed after hours to do some cleaning and the explosion was triggered when the employee set off 20 aerosol pesticide defoggers too close to the pilot light of a gas stove.
“When it was contacted by the pilot lights on the gas equipment, it caused sort of a spontaneous explosion,” said property manager Mark Hanna.
Firefighters at Station 27, which is within walking distance of the restaurant, say they felt the explosion. They responded within minutes.
The whole front entrance of the restaurant was blown out, but not much else was damaged. “We never saw any fire. We never saw any indication of fire. We never saw any smoke,” Battalion Chief Mike Wilson said.
The whole front entrance of the restaurant was blown out, but not much else was damaged. The place settings were still intact, none of the decorations were charred and the plasma TV was still turned on.
Hanna says aside from a few ceiling tiles, none of the other businesses in the shopping center were affected. They all opened as scheduled Thursday. The Thai House is expected to be closed at least a week.
Wilson says the employees were fortunate because the blast could have been much worse. He says there is a lesson to be learned.
“Read the directions on whatever solvent you’re using and follow them,” he said. “It’s very important. It’s there for a reason.”
Or a little longer (think "bugs"!)
guess they got rid of the "pests" lol.....daym..
It was probably the Kang Puk.
Hold ma beer ....
Perfect!!!!
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