Couple's oven explodes when bullets ignite

HOWARD, Wis.-- A man and his wife took cover behind a refrigerator when bullets began exploding in their oven, authorities say.

Capt. Craig Kohlbeck of the Brown County Sheriff's Department said the husband had put the ammunition and three handguns in the oven before the couple left on a vacation.

He told officers he thought the items would be safe there in case someone broke into the home while they were away.

They had apparently forgotten about the bullets by the time they returned from their trip Tuesday -- the wife turned on the oven to prepare dinner and the bullets ignited, Kohlbeck said.

No one was hurt.

-- From wire reports