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Man burned opening paint can with d

2008 Reader Submission
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Wendy/Darwin says, "Accepted into the Archive. (near miss)"

ORIGINAL SUBMISSION:

A Spokane man on the North Side learned the wrong way for getting spray paint out of a can.

Spokane fire officials said the man was seriously burned when he used a cordless drill to penetrate the can.

The contents of the pressurized can released suddenly, and a small spark from the drill ignited a flash fire, burning the man’s face. He was taken to Deaconess Medical Center for treatment, the fire department said.

The incident occurred on Saturday about 8 p.m. on the 1900 block of East Wellesley Avenue. The man’s name was not released. He is in his late 50s or early 60s.

Submitted on 06/15/2009

Submitted by: John Schlosser
Reference: Spokesman Review 6/15/2009

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Bruce said:
Definitely Keep: Honorable Mention
Gadzooks, what was he thinking? Drilling into a can of spray paint to get the paint? That's some rather interesting logic... Thanks, John.

James said:
Definitely Keep: Honorable Mention
Indeed, it would have been FAR easier to just go out for another can of spray paint!

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