Gimme A Light
In
a west Texas town, employees in a medium-sized warehouse noticed the smell of
gas. Sensibly, management evacuated the building, extinguishing all potential
sources of ignition-lights, power, etc. After the building had been evacuated,
two technicians from the gas company were dispatched. Upon entering the
building, they found they had difficulty navigating in the dark. To their
frustration, none of the lights worked. Witnesses later described the vision of
one of the technicians reaching into his pocket and retrieving an object that
resembled a lighter. Upon operation of the lighter-like object, the gas in the
warehouse exploded, sending pieces of it up to three miles away. Nothing was
found of the technicians, but the lighter was virtually untouched by the
explosion. The technician that was suspected of causing the explosion had never
been thought of as "bright" by his peers.