Tue, 23 Dec 2008

Mass. man melting snow with blowtorch ignites home

Wow. I've heard of idiots trying this trick to thaw frozen pipes, but deicing a large, flat surface? Could you call this a "porch torch"?

AP - 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.

(link) [Yahoo! News]

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