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'Bug Bomb' Causes SE Apartment Explosion

2009_0701_bugbomb.jpg WJLA reports that a 'bug bomb' -- those aerosol cans of pesticides that you set off in the middle of a room to battle bad insect infestations -- caused a small explosion in an apartment in a four-story building at 1907 Good Hope Road SE this morning. Yikes! One minor injury was reported. The state of New York actually recently banned such insect foggers due to health and safety issues associated with the products.

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