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REAL LIFE NEWS: SNOW MAKES HOUSE BURN DOWN

by Hazed

Oh, it's always fun to read stories of complete idiots whose stupid actions bring about disaster. How about this story from New Bedford, Mass: 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 Captain Scott Kruger says the man was using a torch hooked up to a 20-pound propane cylinder. He got a bit too close to the wood frame of the building and ignited the vinyl siding. The fire spread quickly, reaching the building's second and third floor apartments. It took 25 firefighters to subdue the blaze.

The good news is that nobody was injured in the fire - not even the moron with the blowtorch. The other good news is the he isn't going to be charged.

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