I talked to my "contact" a couple days ago regarding the fire at Bob Jones Academy. It turned out that, yes, her sister had been holding the phosporus (with tongs), and that it had caught fire, but it was more like a sparkler than like an "explosion." Apparently it had been out of some sort of oil for too long, and then it reacted with the air.
Still, I imagine that must have been an interesting (and fun!) English class.
Posted by Blog Jones at December 12, 2003 06:12 PM