A 75-year-old Maungatapu man received facial injuries when swimming pool chlorine powder started exploding in a bucket.
One of the first on the scene of the Taipari St incident was Windermere cable layer Vinnie Thompson who was alerted by what sounded like gunshots.
He hurried towards the source of the explosions and knocked on the door of the house where woman was on the phone calling for assistance. She said her husband was in the backyard.
I just heard this pop, pop, like gunshots
Mr Thompson said that when he reached the man, he was spraying water onto his face using a hose, with the chlorine still popping and exploding in the bucket beside him.
The man's face looked a bit swollen and red. "I said, are you all right mate. He was still talking and seemed physically all right."