At 8:40 a.m., firefighters responded to the two-story building, at Orient Avenue and Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, after hearing the explosion from their firehouse about a block away, Johnson said.

The woman, who is in her mid-20s, opened three defoggers in her home and as they released their insecticide spray, she walked out her front door, Johnson said.

The gases ignited, blowing out a large bay window and slamming the front door shut behind her, Johnson said.

Despite the blast, firefighters found that the roaches had survived, Johnson said.

"The roaches were still alive on ceilings, all over the place," Johnson said.

# posted by Gerry Canavan @ 1:08 PM  |