Sunday, August 3, 2014

WTF Sunday -- Explosion at NJ Egg Nog factory injures two

Two people were injured in Totowa NJ last night. Luckily the two workers' injuries are not serious (or Johnny wouldn't be mocking this) and fire officials in Totowa are currently baffled as to what actually set off the explosion:

Totowa Fire Marshal Allen Del Vecchio said, "There was a big vat that had this product in it... what we're trying to determine is what ignited this product and caused the explosion." He added that he could feel the explosion a mile away in his own home, "The whole back of the building was completely blown out, probably half of this building may have to be torn down."

Johnny did a little research and this is what he found on the ever-accurate Wikipedia page for the Nog Bean, from which egg nog flavoring comes from:

The nog bean (1) has very complex chemical compounds and if left to dry incorrectly can cause detonation of the nog bean itself(2).

There you have it Totowa, Johnny has solved your query. Wikipedia is never wrong. It was the nog beans. You are welcome.

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