Sudden Change of Luck

Two brothers now know what it truly means to be lucky. The Kansas natives recently purchased lottery tickets and won a $75,000 prize. As most would do, they decided to celebrate. They did so in their usual manager by lighting up a bong to smoke marijuana. However, this time was different because when one of the brothers “emptied a couple of large cans of butane lighter fluid, [it leaked] butane into the air.” The gas seeped into the furnace’s pilot light and it caused an explosion. 

Lucky for the two brothers, both survived. Unlucky for them the explosion caused a great deal direct and indirect damage to themselves. One of the brothers had his girlfriend take him to the hospital where he was treated for second-degree burns. Fortunately for him, he is currently in stable condition. The second brother was arrested for possession of illegal drugs “after [he told] police he had meth and marijuana in the home.”

See Brothers Blow Up House Celebrating Lottery Win In Kansas: Cops, The Huffington Post, Feb. 18, 2013.

Special thanks to David S. Luber (Attorney at law, Florida Probate Attorney Wills and Estates Law Firm) for bringing this article to my attention.