Woman blows off fingers after mistaking stick of dynamite for candle

A woman in Connecticut blew her fingers off after mistaking a stick of dynamite for a candle, ABC New York station WABC reported.

The woman's home -- on Lindley Street in Bridgeport, Connecticut — had lost power after a thunderstorm Thursday night, and the family came back from a trip to Home Depot empty-handed, since the store was closed, WABC reported, citing the Bridgeport Fire Marshal's Office.

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from the article...


Other homes in the area were also searched as a precaution.


why would other homes be searched?

sounds like a fishing expedition to me.

that lady is lucky to be alive.