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January 25th 2011 02:39
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We found the following method for roasting red chilli peppers: preheat oven to 450F or 230C (this, appropriately, is about as hot as most ovens go); spread the peppers evenly on a cooking sheet; roast the peppers for about 4-5 minutes until the skins blister; watch carefully so they do not burn.
Someone in Espoo, Finland, did this yesterday but forgot the last step. In fact, they forgot about their roasting chillies and went out.
Nasty things happen when chillies are left roasting. In this case, four people in the next-door apartment found that they were having trouble breathing. Someone managed to ring for help and pretty soon they were all in hospital being treated for respiratory problems.
Meanwhile firefighters had to try to get into the apartment where the chillies were still blistering away. The firefighters put on industrial-strength gas masks, but even so the first man in had a coughing fit and had trouble breathing.
One firemen said there was no smoke, but the air smelled like "pepper spray".
The four neighbours taken to hospital recovered.
Do not try this at home, and remember never to underestimate the final step of a recipe.
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