There are dangers in all walks of life. The dangers of some businesses are obvious, while others will hide behind seemingly safe occupations.
I am sure Barry and Sandra Mason thought that running a Laundromat was a perfectly safe, calm business to get into.

May 14, 1991
“Bardra Goes Boom
“Some time shortly after 10:00 a.m. on Thursday morning May 9th, the Bardra Laundromat (the property of Barry and Sandra Mason) was rocked by a violent explosion that blew apart two washing machines, split and pushed out walls, and knocked down certificates, pictures and clothing in adjoining businesses.
“The Laundromat is located directly behind Prairie Accounting and next door to the Barely Used Store,
“Officially, Constable Garry Wiebe said that two service rig workers, August Hartel and Aaron Glazier, had put several pairs of gloves into two washing machines near the door and then left the premises.
“Shortly after, the machines and the rooms suffered an explosion of sufficient force to blow the tops off the machines and push out the tops of the walls a foot or more.
“It is assumed that combustible fumes contained in the gloves were ignited by the electronics of the machines.
“Fortunately, no one was in the building at the time.”

We all know there are many dangers in the oil business, but would anyone even think of the possibility of those dangers being carried over to something as simple as washing clothes?
Thanks so much to Margaret Bossert for bringing in the “lost” April 24, 1985 issue of the Coronation Review.

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