An individual has blown up part of his house in France whereas attempting to swat a fly.
The individual, who’s in his 80s, was about to tuck into his dinner when he turned irritated by a fly buzzing spherical him.
He picked up {an electrical} racket designed to kill bugs and start swatting at it – nonetheless a gasoline canister was leaking in his Dordogne dwelling.
A response between the racket and the gasoline induced an explosion, destroying the kitchen and partly damaging the roof of the home in Parcoul-Chenaud village.
In accordance with native media, the unnamed man had a lucky escape, sustaining solely a burn to the hand.
He has since checked right into a neighborhood campsite whereas his family restore the house.