(NEW BEDFORD, Mass.) Fire officials in New Bedford, Mass., say a man using a blowtorch to melt ice on his back porch ended up setting his house on fire, causing up to $30,000 in damage.Fire Capt. Scott Kruger tells The Standard-Times of New Bedford that no on was injured during Monday's incident at the three-story home.
Kruger says the man was using a torch hooked up to a 20-pound propane cylinder. He got too close to the building's wood frame and ignited the vinyl siding. The fire quickly spread into the building's second- and third-floor apartments.
It took 25 firefighters to subdue the blaze that damaged bedrooms in the upstairs units, and caused damage to the structure and wiring.
The homeowner will not be charged. (From Newsweek)
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I know I have done some stupid things in my day (20 shots on new years 2005, I haven't looked at Tequila the same way since) but...is this guy serious? The guy had the blowtorch hooked up to a 20 pound propane tank? Jesus. Is it really that pressing to melt the ice on your back porch in the dead of winter? It took 20 firemen to put out the flame. I guess the silver lining is that his stupidity has landed him 30K in debt. I just think this is amazing.
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