************************************************************************** * ORIGINALLY From [log in to unmask] Sat Apr 8 16:01:21 1995 * Date: Sat, 8 Apr 1995 12:05:06 -0400 * From: [log in to unmask] (Keith Bostic) ************************************************************************** => Forwarded-by: [log in to unmask] => This item comes by way of Lee Felshin: => Ceres, California: => => Three janitors trying to freeze a gopher to death caused an explosion that => injured 19 people, mostly pupils, at an elementary school, officials said. => => The janitors were blown out of a small utility room on Monday when one => tried to light a cigarette after spraying the gopher with several cans of => a freezing solvent used to clean gum and wax off floors. => => One janitor, Jeff Davis, said they were trying to kill the gopher, which => a student had found on school grounds and had taken to them. => => Two janitors remained hospitalized today in stable condition. Sixteen => pupils near the explosion were treated for minor injuries. => => The gopher survived and was later released in a field. I'm certain the collective wisdom on this list can come up with better tag lines for this than i could ever hope to think of. charlie shub University of Colorado at Colorado Springs [log in to unmask] -or- cdash@colospgs (BITNET) (719) 593 3492 (fax) 593-3369