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Artist Cooking Porkchops Sets Off Huge Explosions
Grease Fire Near 5-Pound Keg Of Gunpowder Leads To Blasts
Posted: 1:09 p.m. EDT April 15, 2003
http://www.local6.com/sh/news/stories/nat-news-211396120030415-120439.html
LAKE WORTH, Fla. -- An artist cooking pork chops near a 5-pound keg of gunpowder accidentally set off a huge explosion Monday that destroyed a workshop behind the Palm Beach Institute of Contemporary Art.
Authorities say a grease fire from the pork chops set off the blasts -- five loud explosions and 20 smaller ones on Lake Worth's main street. No one was injured.
The museum director said a workshop behind the museum and a sport utility vehicle were destroyed. But the museum itself and two historic cottages nearby were not damaged.
The artist, Douglas Ferrin, had permission to use the workshop. He told police he used the gunpowder to make .38-caliber bullets and 12-gauge shotgun shells. Police say they don't expect to make any arrests.
Unfortunately Mr. Ferrin will continue to cook and do art for the foreseeable future.
Submitted on 04/15/2003
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