SHOPKEEPER LOSES THREAD AFTER BAD ACID EXPERIENCE
A Froghill shopkeeper was discovered naked in the fuming debris of his shop after a tanker accident in the High Street last Friday lunchtime.
The tanker toppled through the display window of the Smoke-U-Like tobacconists when its driver misjudged the width of the road. The impact caused the lorry to spill its load of hydrochloric acid, inundating the shop.
The sound of the crash brought owner Leslie Jacobs rushing from the backroom, only to find himself splashed by the acid which had already begun to dissolve his stock.
By the time the Froghill Fire Service arrived some 20 minutes later, the shop and its contents had been totally consumed. Mr Jacobs was found standing, catatonic, in the ruins of what used to be his business.
When a firefighter took his arm to lead him to safety, Mr Jacobs’ acid-weakened clothes disintegrated, leaving him exposed to the elements and gibbering with shock.
He was taken to Froghill General where he remains under observation.
The accident caused delays for more than two hours while police arranged for traffic to be diverted away from the town centre.
This is not the first time that a potentially fatal accident has taken place on this stretch of road.
In February of last year, a nearby sandwich shop was filled with butterflies after a van en route to Kew Gardens mounted the pavement and crashed through its doorway.
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