GALVESTON, Texas, Jan. 23 (UPI) -- A Galveston, Texas, family got rid of more than bugs when six insecticide foggers they left running exploded and blasted off their home's roof.
Fire Batallion Chief B. Streck told the Galveston Daily News the call came in around 1 p.m. Monday, and firefighters found "significant structural damage" to the small house, including a roof that shot straight up and came back down almost in place.
The unidentified residents had left the house after starting the foggers, but neglected to turn off their kitchen stove's pilot light, which ignited the blast, Streck said.
A neighbor across the street said the explosion had a strong concussive force.
"I thought someone crashed into the porch -- that's what it felt like," Gina Carubba told the newspaper.
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