A man has blown up part of his house in France while trying to swat a fly.
The man, in his 80s, was eating his dinner on Friday evening when he heard a fly buzzing around him.
He picked up an electric racket designed to kill bugs, and began swatting at it. However, he was unaware of a gas canister leaking in his home, in the village of Parcoul-Chenaud in Dordogne.
A reaction happened between the swat and the gas, causing an explosion that blew up part of his kitchen.
The blast also damaged a section of his roof and the house is currently uninhabitable.
According to local media, the unnamed man had a lucky escape, sustaining just a burn to the hand.
His family are repairing the house while he lives at a local campsite, news outlet Sud Ouest reported.
The fate of the fly is unknown.
