A man set his house ablaze

A man mistakenly blew up part of his house in France while trying to kill a fly. The man, who is in his 80s, was about to settle for his dinner when he became irritated by a fly buzzing around him.

He picked up an electric racket designed to kill bugs and started swinging at it, but a gas canister was leaking in his Dordogne home.

A reaction between the racket and the gas caused an explosion, destroying the kitchen and partly damaging the roof of the home in Parcoul-Chenaud village.

According to local media, the unnamed man had a lucky escape, sustaining just a burn to the hand. the fate of the fly is not yet known.

He has since checked into a local campsite while his family repair the house.

Comments

  1. Lisa Marie7 September 2020 at 06:04

    Damn those flies. I get it, but a campsite, the irony of it. The fly must be laughing now. 😈

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