A man blew up his apartment while trying to kill a single cockroach with way too much insecticide, police say

• An apartment in Japan went up in flames after a man got a bit too zealous while killing a cockroach.
• The man used a lot of insecticide when he saw the cockroach, the police told the Mainichi Shimbun. 
• Insecticides are generally flammable and can combust when it touches an electrical socket . 

You may want to reach for your slipper instead of your insecticide next time you see a cockroach.

An apartment in Kumamoto, Japan blew up on Sunday after a man used insecticide to kill a cockroach.