Woman's Retirement Flat Wrecked By Exploding Chutney

[Initech]

The homemade preserve blew up in the fridge, ripping the door off of its hinges and rocking Margaret Goodwin’s flat as she lay asleep at 7am in the morning.

When she went to see what the "bomb" was she found that her family photographs has been smashed by the fridge door as it was flung across the kitchen, knocking a chunk from the wall.

The explosion had also temporarily lifted the ceiling, leaving cracks in the top of the wall, living room and porch, and blew the casing off an extractor fan.

The rhubarb chutney, a gift from a friend, had exploded when gas fermented and built up inside the glass jar.

"If I had been standing in the way, it would probably have killed me" said Mrs Goodwin.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/10161647/Exploding-rhubarb-chutney-wrecks-retirement-flat.html

[LiberalEsto]

1. Whooee, what was IN that stuff?

Further down in the story, the victim commented:

"You wouldn't think a little jar of rhubarb chutney could cause so much devastation,” Mrs Goodwin added.

Next thing you know, the homeland security folks will be confiscating rhubarb as a potential terrorist tool.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

2. good thing she didn't eat it.

she'd probably be very sick.

[Javaman]

3. Just how big was that jar? nt