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Self immolation
Cut off manhood as "no use to him"
Suicide bomber hits Tunisia resort,
Rockets R Us
man rides bike for getting surgery
Attempted to find comment input, so
DAMN another text from BOOM!!!
Chemist with a taste of danger
Man on oxygen smokes in bed, dies
I'm only choking!
DUI, Do until imparted
He's "on safari to stay"!
Nad Yacks (Mad Max with N.Y)
Illegal actions catch up with you
Bicyclist Killed After Reportedly T
Road Rage Don'ts
Takes his life to win a bet
clumsiness and stupidness in family
suicidal party
fall from a balcony putting a flag
His Wood Airplane Lost a Wing
His Wood Airplane Lost a Wing
Too senseless for words
Dumb crooks with blowtorch
Man Burns Self Burning Cross
Dr. Atkins Dies From Malnutrition
Historic idiocy, c. 1907
Tea Party loaded gun give away
Man burned after Halloween 'prank'
The Snake Handlers In The Ozarks
Darkness + Train = Darwin
Bees, Allergies, & Safety Cap
Just Some Extra Excitement
Maine man dies in crash shortly aft
Emily Lauer
Woman ignores bridge warnings
Trying to Do the Dukes of Hazard
Missing his calling
Burglars Killed While Cracking Safe
Burglar jumps in canal and drowns
Driving Test(ing Fate)
Lets torch open the fireworks safe!
Man Dies After Jumping From Train
Safe+Fireworks+Torch=BOOM!
rather drown than be arrested
Rapid Fire Karma
fatal caffeine overdose
Honorable MentionHeadphones + Train
Cracked by safe cracking
bright sparks
Burglars Killed Using Torch To Open
thieves torch safe and die
This Blows!
Attempted Theft of Fireworks
Drug trafficker killed by own stash
Safecrackers vs firecrackers
Safecrackers Blow Themselves Up
Taking the stairs is much safer !
Burglars use torch to open safe
Torch and fireworks
Owner says deadly Hopkinton explosi
Fireworks/Acetylene Torch
Men killed in explosion after torch
Safecrackers killed in explosion
Men killed in explosion after torch
fireworks in a safe
Safe filled with fireworks explodes
looking for an explosive night
Rockets Red Glare
Men killed in explosion when torch
Safe full of fireworks+torch=Darwin
Unsafe safe cracking
Crooks Use Blowtorch To Open Safe
Not so safe.
Men killed in explosion when torch
Blown to bits during burgulary
Things that go boom in the night
Man dies from ripped intestine afte
Lighter sparks Explosion
Explosive military explosive.
Car bomb
Too much pot
Two drunk morons lose game of Chick
Three stories from Newfoundland Lab
The Grapes of Wrath!
Robber shoots self
DC Woman rams whitehouse barricade
Trafficker killed by his own weed
Catching a train
Playing on the Freeway
ATV Victim Killed By Own Booby Trap
Woman Killed Having Sex on Railway
Lottery winners blow themselves up.
Unsuccessful Quickie
Ucraine couple run over by train
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Torch and fireworks

2013 Reader Submission
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2 young men use torch to break into metal locker containg fireworks and are killed in the resulting explosion.

Submitted on 10/10/2013

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Bruce said:
Definitely Toss: Repeat
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Candi said:
Definitely Toss: Repeat
What Bruce said.


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