Fumigation Attempt Leaves Apartment All 'Sploded
Aug 11, 2005 -- A family of three was displaced from their apartment at The Manor in Leesburg on Wednesday after an explosion that occurred as the tenant attempted to fumigate the home for bugs.
Loudoun Fire-Rescue Services spokeswoman Mary Maguire said at about 1:40 p.m., a 911 call was made after residents heard an explosion inside one of the apartments at the complex located on Fort Evans Road.
Investigators say the tenant failed to turn off the gas service in the apartment before activating the aerosol pesticide. A pilot light to the stove ignited the spray, causing the explosion.
“I went outside to go to the front office and I heard an explosion and I looked up and the sliding glass door was lying half off the balcony,” said first-floor resident Barbara Huff. “It blew the doors right off.”
The explosion caused about $10,000 in damages. No one was injured. Maguire said the family is staying with family until repairs can be made to the apartment.
Loudoun Fire-Rescue Services spokeswoman Mary Maguire said at about 1:40 p.m., a 911 call was made after residents heard an explosion inside one of the apartments at the complex located on Fort Evans Road.
Investigators say the tenant failed to turn off the gas service in the apartment before activating the aerosol pesticide. A pilot light to the stove ignited the spray, causing the explosion.
“I went outside to go to the front office and I heard an explosion and I looked up and the sliding glass door was lying half off the balcony,” said first-floor resident Barbara Huff. “It blew the doors right off.”
The explosion caused about $10,000 in damages. No one was injured. Maguire said the family is staying with family until repairs can be made to the apartment.
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