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Dry ice blast draws flood of emergency responders

Francisco Lopes, a Stony Brook University researcher with a doctorate in biology, said he didn't know that storing dry ice in an airtight container could cause an explosion.

But Friday night, he -- and many neighbors on his quiet Stony Brook cul-de-sac -- found out that it can.

Lopes had brought home from work what he described as "some small pieces" of dry ice to show his young daughter....

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