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reddit455 t1_j9hj15i wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in TIL that in 1919, spontaneous combustion caused a fire at a chocolate factory in New York. The chocolate mixture that leaked out, was large enough for rowboats to pass through and children formed a crowd to try and taste it. by VengefulMight

>was less nice. Then again, it might have been the lack of rowboat size comparisons.

or the fact that chocolate is probably not as explosive as fireworks?

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I think they probably have more "no smoking" signs at the fireworks depot.

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>The fire which triggered the explosion is believed to have started inside the central building of the S.E. Fireworks depot,

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what is the comparison you're trying to make?

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