A Japanese man blows up his apartment while trying to kill a single cockroach. The Mainichi Shimbun said that the incident happened on December 10 at around midnight. Notably, a 54-year-old resident of Chuo Ward in Kumamoto discovered a cockroach inside his flat. Startled by what he saw, he doused it with a great deal of insecticide in an attempt to destroy it. Nonetheless, this most recent story, in which a man blows up his apartment while attempting to kill a cockroach with insecticide—may serve as a reminder not to harm an innocent creature.
A minute or so later, there was an explosion that destroyed a balcony window. The resident was slightly hurt in the explosion, according to the authorities. According to sources, the authorities discovered burn scars close to the man’s Japanese heating table, known as a kotatsu. Additionally, according to the authorities, the man only suffered a slight injury as a result of the very tragic situation.
Undoubtedly, having insects running around your house is not ideal, but as this man discovered the hard way, using insecticide may not always be the best solution.
Man Blows Up His Apartment In Japan
According to the National Consumer Affairs Centre of Japan, there have been several complaints of explosions connected to insecticide being sprayed close to electrical outlets. Several pest removal firms claim that spraying pesticides near electrical outlets can harm them and cause injuries to people as a result.
Professor of entomology at the University of Florida, Philip Koehler, said, “applying liquid sprays in certain areas may be extremely hazardous. Electrical outlets, motors, or exposed wiring pose a potential threat of electrical shock to persons applying water-based pesticide sprays. Pilot lights and gas flames from heaters and appliances may ignite flammable petroleum-based pesticides,” Mr Koehler added.
Similar incidents have been recorded from the US, when a woman in Ohio tried to exterminate bed bugs with rubbing alcohol and unintentionally started a fire that burned her entire house. The strange incident occurred in 2017 when the unnamed Cincinnati woman unintentionally ignited the fire while dousing the infestation with the extremely flammable liquid close to an open flame.
A few weeks prior, a 13-year-old Cincinnati boy who had used the same risky mixture of fire and alcohol to get rid of a bedbug infestation had been rendered homeless. Flames broke out in the 4000 block of Hawaiian Terrace. Before crews could contain it, the fire had spread to six units. There were five kids and three adults who were relocated. Fire officials said that the fire was started by a child who was attempting to kill a bed bug with alcohol and a match.
Reactions Of People As Man Blows Up His Apartment In Japan
On social media platforms, the terrible incident’s story has gone viral, igniting laughter and joy.
”Did the cockroach die though,” asked one user on an Instagram page while another joked, ”And the cockroach laughed at the attempt while moving into the neighbours suite.”
A third wrote, ”These cockroaches today have become immune to everything!! The only and BEST way to kill it or them is to stomp on it hard!! It a guaranteed to WORK!!”
