Safety Thoughts, News and Information: Cockroach chase leads to factory fire - how to eliminate cockroaches in your place?

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Nov 15, 2013

Cockroach chase leads to factory fire - how to eliminate cockroaches in your place?

Today, I read in a forum, i.e indiansafetyprofessionals@yahoogroups.com, that a house wife died of burns when she sprayed a cockroach killer in the kitchen near the gas stove which was ON. The spray, being flammable caused explosion.
Husband of the lady who tried to extinguish flames is still in the hospital due to burns.

I too had similar experience, though without injury, which I posted earlier. http://safetychat.blogspot.in/2010/09/safety-of-cockroach-killing-sprays.html

Then, when I searched internet for similar incidents, following links were found.

1. Man sets his factory on fire to kill cockroaches.
http://blogs.wsj.com/japanrealtime/2010/11/15/no-factory-smoke-without-roach-fire/

2. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-06-27/cockroach-spray-sparks-house-fire/2772730
http://www.mfb.vic.gov.au/News/Killing-cockroaches-with-aerosol-spray-starts-house-fire-.html

Best solution I found to get rid off the cockroaches is to use the latest HIT GEL and I am not finding any cockroach in my flat for the last few months (more than three months). Occasionally, when I find something, I use it and my house is free. Otherwise, there were hundreds of cockroaches, hidden behind tiles / corners / books / papers, etc and being in apartment complex, I thought no amount of treatment will solve my problem as they can come from other flats, even if I eliminate in my house.

The youtube video of the company can be seen in the following link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Z9kv40SNpk

Some solutions given below:
1. http://housewifehowtos.com/clean/how-to-get-rid-of-cockroaches/
2. http://www.unce.unr.edu/publications/files/nr/2000/sp0007.pdf