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Date:         Thu, 5 Jul 2001 19:16:40 EDT
Reply-To:     JordanVw@AOL.COM
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From:         JordanVw@AOL.COM
Subject:      fireworks are not good things for stupid people (NVC)
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i know its not friday, but it feels like it with yesterday's holiday.. this little blurb caught my eye..

>Missouri Man Bakes Fireworks, Blows Up Kitchen > >KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Reuters) - Fireworks hidden in a Kansas City man's oven turned out to be a recipe for disaster when the >man attempted to heat up some food but instead blew his kitchen to bits. > >The explosion occurred early on Wednesday, the U.S. Independence Day holiday, at the home of a 28-year-old man who had >spent the night celebrating with a group of friends, Kansas City Assistant Fire Marshall Jim Duddy said Thursday. > >According to Duddy, the group, ``who had been drinking heavily,'' were shooting fireworks off for several hours on Tuesday night >at the Northland area home, disturbing neighbors who called police. > >Someone in the group attempting to hide a stash of fireworks from the police, stuffed them into the oven and then forgot about >them, Duddy said. > >About 3 a.m. the homeowner decided to bake some lasagna and turned the oven on. ``It blew the kitchen all apart,'' said Duddy. >''The walls were all blown out, the oven flew right through one of the walls.'' > >Flying glass caused some slight injuries, but otherwise no one was hurt. >

(From Yahoo news, today)


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