https://blogs.lotterypost.com/truesee/2008/12/man-melting-snow-with-blowtorch-sets-house-on.htm truesee's Blog: Man Melting Snow with Blowtorch Sets House on Fire en-us Lottery Post RSS Generator https://blogs.lotterypost.com/truesee/2008/12/man-melting-snow-with-blowtorch-sets-house-on.htm#c31299 https://blogs.lotterypost.com/truesee/2008/12/man-melting-snow-with-blowtorch-sets-house-on.htm#c31299 Tue, 23 Dec 2008 22:14:53 GMT rcbbuckeye I worked with a guy several years ago in Ohio who did the same thing. He burned his house down to the ground using a torch to thaw a frozen water pipe in the bathroom. I felt bad for him, but at the same time I couldn't believe he would do such a stupid thing.

]]> rcbbuckeye https://blogs.lotterypost.com/truesee/2008/12/man-melting-snow-with-blowtorch-sets-house-on.htm https://blogs.lotterypost.com/truesee/2008/12/man-melting-snow-with-blowtorch-sets-house-on.htm Tue, 23 Dec 2008 15:10:02 GMT truesee December 23, 2008 9:00 A M EST

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.

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Information from: The Standard-Times, http://www.southcoasttoday.com

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