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Bringing Down the Mall

2006 Reader Submission
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On the first hours of what seemed like an ordinary day, supervisor Alcibiades Herrera went to his store located on the second floor of a very popular city mall. His goal was to turn on the ovens at his brand new food store, so he proceeded to open the gas and noticed that nothing was coming out. He then, opened the ovens to make sure that no gas was coming out from the inside.

He then realized that he had forgotten to open the gas tanks located under the enourmous mall.

Our hero decided to walk all the way down to the basement of the building, leaving the gas on and the ovens opened at his store. Alcibiades slowly made his way 3 floors down ad opened the enormous gas tank that would allow for the ovens to work.

When he made his way upstairs again, he succesfully lit a match and the mall exploded like a bomb. The mall was completely destroyed and glasses form the inner and outer windows were shattered to minimal pieces to the point that 4 people walking in the street were hurt from the tremendous explosion.

Alcibiades, luckily did not live to tell the tale. His body was found completely burned and with no traces of skin. The mall had to be closed down for reparations which would cost more than a million dollars due to damage in the foundations of the building.

Submitted on 07/08/2006

Submitted by: Anonymous
Reference: Listin Diario, June 21, 2006

Copyright © 2006 DarwinAwards.com

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James said:
Neutral: Darwin Award
This story hails from the Dominican Republic, and the paper is a reputable Santo Domingo daily. I rather like this one. It is certainly a twist on the usual "Oops I left the gas on" story, and I think it's been a while since we've had one of those!

Fitzroy said:
Maybe Toss: Bystanders Hurt
I got the sense those people in the street were more than just shaken up by the incident. If their injuries were completely superficial then my opinion might change. Otherwise, this spectacularly stupid final act is tainted by injury to bystanders.

Jorge said:
Definitely Keep: For Darwin's Eyes
In spite of the bystanders I would say that it is a Darwin

Sheryl said:
Definitely Toss: Bystanders Hurt
Nope, sorry, the bystanders take it out of the running completely.

Becky said:
Neutral: For Darwin's Eyes
I think it's Wendy's call, honestly. It was spectacular, but he couldn't have been the only one in the building.

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