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Woman mistakes dynamite for candle???
A woman in Connecticut blew her fingers off after mistaking a stick of dynamite for a candle, ABC New York station WABC reported.
The woman's home -- on Lindley Street in Bridgeport, Connecticut ? had lost power after a thunderstorm Thursday night, and the family came back from a trip to Home Depot empty-handed, since the store was closed, WABC reported, citing the Bridgeport Fire Marshal's Office.
The family then remembered that there was a box of what they believed to be candles in the basement that had been left by the previous resident, fire officials said.
The victim lit a quarter-stick of dynamite and suffered serious injuries to her face and loss multiple fingers in her hands.
The woman, in her 30s and the mother of two children, was transported to a local hospital after the accident.
Neighbors heard a loud explosion inside the house.
The woman's entire family -- including a small child -- was home, but no one else was injured, according to firefighters.
LINK WITH FULL STORY
https://abcnews.go.com/US/woman-blows-off-fingers-mistaking-stick-dynamite-candle/story?id=57676401
A woman in Connecticut blew her fingers off after mistaking a stick of dynamite for a candle, ABC New York station WABC reported.
The woman's home -- on Lindley Street in Bridgeport, Connecticut ? had lost power after a thunderstorm Thursday night, and the family came back from a trip to Home Depot empty-handed, since the store was closed, WABC reported, citing the Bridgeport Fire Marshal's Office.
The family then remembered that there was a box of what they believed to be candles in the basement that had been left by the previous resident, fire officials said.
The victim lit a quarter-stick of dynamite and suffered serious injuries to her face and loss multiple fingers in her hands.
The woman, in her 30s and the mother of two children, was transported to a local hospital after the accident.
Neighbors heard a loud explosion inside the house.
The woman's entire family -- including a small child -- was home, but no one else was injured, according to firefighters.
LINK WITH FULL STORY
https://abcnews.go.com/US/woman-blows-off-fingers-mistaking-stick-dynamite-candle/story?id=57676401
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Just when ya think people couldn't get any stupider, along comes one to prove you wrong...... 0 -
Good thing she didn't mistake it for a cigar!![:0] 0 -
Old news, it was supposed to 2 days ago
https://forums.GunBroker.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=7140090 -
quote:Originally posted by Hunter Mag
Good thing she didn't mistake it for a cigar!![:0]
Or on of those old school ear wax candles!!![:0]0
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