SAN DIEGO (AP) -- A home infested with cockroaches and rats exploded when a pilot light ignited the fumes emitted by 19 "bug bomb" foggers, police said.

The explosion Wednesday morning blew apart the 470-square-foot home of Aurelia Oliveras and sent Christmas decorations into the street. No one was injured.

"We are very lucky someone wasn't killed," said Capt. Steve Salaz of the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department.

Damage was estimated at more than $150,000.

Oliveras said she had just left the house and was in the back yard with her husband and 2-year-old daughter when the blast occurred.

"We had so many cockroaches and rats inside. That's why we did it," she said.

Firefighters say one can is more than enough for a 600-square-foot home.

haha **** idiots!
I pity for them and their daughter's future.

Thats one way.

At least there isn't anymore infestation. Just total distruction. lol

Uh... 470 square feet? I have a room that big! And.. 19 bombs? WTF would you need 19 for? What a fool.

they wanted to "make sure"

Everybody knows the roaches always survive... Like Cher!!!
Guess the instructions were not in "hood-rat" flavor eubonics... who knew?

i wonder why they hd a such big pest problem.....maybe they were nasty bitches. they should have called orkin. maybe it would have better if they were inside smoking when it happened. it would have taken a bit of moron gene out of the food chain.