the fake fingernail fire

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http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/index2.php


A factory that produces artificial fingernails and related products in central Arkansas caught fire Thursday morning, prompting employees to evacuate the plant and several nearby small businesses. The Arkansas Department of Emergency Management said 40,000 gallons of acetone was burning at the Onyx Laboratories plant in Maumelle, just north of Little Rock. Several agencies responded to fight the fire. North Little Rock Fire Chief Steve Smith said there were no early reports of injuries. Smith said he didn’t yet know the cause of the fire, but that the owner of Onyx told him workers suddenly noticed the blaze and everyone escaped the building. The blaze was contained in one small building, though the entire plant and other companies within a 300-yard radius on the quiet commercial estate were also evacuated, he said. No one at Onyx could be immediately reached for comment by phone or email. Traffic was blocked on busy Maumelle Boulevard, a four-lane state highway that
serves as the main road to residential and commercial areas in Maumelle, a bedroom community of Little Rock. Smith said the National Weather Service was helping determine wind patterns in the hope the boulevard could be safely reopened. Exposure to excessive levels of acetone can irritate the eyes and breathing passages.
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gluing on fake fingernails is not healthy

[HysteryDiagnosis]

1. In other news, sales of finger nail clippers take a sharp rise.... n/t

[Cirque du So-What]

2. Glad no injuries have been reported

Good time to remind people that fingernail polish remover is flammable, but that non-flammable formulations are available.

[Maine-ah]

3. the last time I had fake nails...

I was trying to light a something with a lighter...and I caught my nail on fire. I haven't had them since.