Emergency services responded to a call at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, March 7, after a man tried to use his insect spray as a flamethrower to kill cockroaches. What the man ended up doing was causing an explosion in his kitchen.
Queensland Fire and Emergency Services said the man from Mount Isa suffered lacerations to his hands and head from flying shrapnel caused by the explosion, reported ABC. He was taken to Mount Isa hospital for treatment.
