A man in France has accidentally blown up part of his house while trying to chase a fly with an electric swat.
The man, in his 80s, was eating his dinner on Friday evening when he became annoyed at a fly buzzing around him.
He picked up the electronic fly swat and took aim at it, as he was unaware of a gas cylinder leaking at his home in the village of Parcoul-Chenaud in Dordogne.
A reaction occurred between the swat and the gas, causing an explosion and part of his kitchen to blow up.
The blast also damaged a section of his roof and the house is currently uninhabitable.
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Somehow the man managed to escape the catastrophe with just a burn to his hand.
His family are repairing the house while he resides at a local campsite, news outlet Sud Ouest reported.
It is unknown what happened to the fly.
Source : Sky News : http://news.sky.com/story/man-blows-up-part-of-house-in-france-while-trying-to-swat-fly-12065583