Roach bomb explosion blows out apartment windows

(Queens - WABC, June 7, 2007) (WABC) -- A roach bomb explosion blew the windows out of an apartment in the Jamaica Hills section of Queens and injured at least two residents, according to police.

Authorities say the explosion shattered the windows of Apartment 4E at 164-30 Hillside Avenue just after 12:30 p.m. Thursday.

Some residents inside the apartment were overcome, and at least two were taken to the hospital.

The force of the explosion reportedly blew pieces of the fourth-floor window onto a construction shed and the street.

Fire officials said the roach bomb explosion may have been sparked by a pilot light or a refrigerator compressor.

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