Fight Roaches Without Causing Explosions

In November, I told you about a Georgia tenant who set off as many as 14 fumigators before leaving her apartment for work. She was trying to combat a cockroach problem, but the fumigators' ingredients interacted with a pilot light, causing a loud explosion.

This story has played out again, this time in Citrus Heights, California. On Monday, a tenant in an apartment building there set off 10 fumigators in a similar attempt to get a roach infestation under control. The explosion blew out some of the building's load-bearing walls, according to the Associated Press, leading officials to condemn the entire building. Fortunately, as with the Georgia incident, no one was injured, but the tenants in the building's three apartments have been placed in temporary housing.

Read how you can prevent explosions when using fumigators to combat roach problems.