And Finally...A German man who tried to fix his leaky air mattress ended up destroying his apartment instead.

By James Shepherd on Jul 17, 09 02:27 PM in News

The 45-year-old used tyre repair solvent to repair a hole in his airbed and left it overnight.

But it blew up when he went to inflate it the next day.

"A spark from the electric air pump ignited it," a Duesseldorf fire brigade spokesman said.

The explosion pushed his living room wall into the building's stairwell, causing extensive damage to walls, windows and furniture.

Fire fighters evacuated the 12-apartment building and a neighbouring housing block while they checked for structural damage.

The man suffered burns on his arms, while a three-year-old girl suffered first degree burns.

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