Man hitting punching bag strikes gas meter, forces evacuation

"This was an extremely dangerous situation because this house could have easily blown up and at least three or four houses nearby could have suffered significant damage," says a fire official. It's time to move that punching bag! (Middletown Journal)

Comments

[Boba Fett]

Looks like he was auditioning for a Darwin Award..

[BlueMary]

Actually the 2nd incident (mentioned at the bottom of the page) seems alot more interesting.

And who goes around threatening to blow up their own house? Someone else's house, sure..but their own?

In fact, the punching bag seems a little farfetched--are we sure this isn't a copycat?

[Notch Johnson]

That Mike Tyson. He'll do anything to get in the news.

[Phranqlin]

Middletown's a gas!