Man Bakes Fireworks, Blows Up Kitchen
Thursday July 5 1:43 PM ET
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.
