Lava Lamp Explosion Kills Man in Trailer
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A man who placed a lava lamp on a hot stove was killed when it exploded and sent a shard of glass into his heart, police said. Philip Quinn, 24, was found dead in his trailer home in Kent by his parents.
“Why on earth he was heating a lava lamp on the stove, we don’t know,” said police spokesman Paul Petersen.
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