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Another Reason Not To Smoke


smoker.jpgPort Chester (NY) Police said a smoker lighting up in his car touched off a gas explosion that blew off the back of his car and shattered windows in an apartment building.

The 35-year-old driver apparently didn’t realize that acetylene gas was leaking into his car from a tank in the trunk. The gas is used in welding.

The blast in a Port Chester parking lot Friday evening hurled metal and glass into four nearby cars and broke windows in a nearby building. Witness Lois Vareltzis said her apartment building shook.

Port Chester Police Lt. James Ladeairous said police found the driver on the ground with a leg injury, unsure whether he had been thrown from the car or gotten out on his own.

No other injuries were reported.

(Source: AP / CBS2)



5 Responses

  1. he didn’t wonder what that peculiar smell was?
    This sounds like an attempted suicide. from time to time the news carries stories of buildings that are leveled by Acetylene explosions.

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