Bug Bombs May Be To Blame In Lebanon Apartment Blast

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A bug bomb blast is to blame for a house explosion in Lebanon that sent at least two people to the hospital Thursday morning.

The explosion happened at a home in the 1100 block of Lehman Street (see interactive map below).

Tenants were setting off bug bombs to kill roaches, firefighters said.

Investigators believe that they set off too many and failed to turn off the gas, causing an explosion and fire.

The explosion blew out a wall in the second-floor apartment, causing the back balcony to collapse.

Firefighters believe that two tenants were standing on the balcony and fell about 25 feet when it gave way.

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Two firefighters were treated for breathing problems.

"We're sitting here, all of a sudden heard a big bang, saw it smoking and beds flying," said neighbor Thomas Meyer.

The fire commissioner said that the owner of the building, John Light, was served a notice to get rid of the bug problem.

"The owner is responsible to take care of bugs and in a unit like this it should have been done by a professional," said Barry Fisher, Lebanon’s fire commissioner.

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The two tenants, Karen Light and Dennis Morgan, and a third person on the ground, were injured.

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