A man,in New Bedford, Mass., used a blowtorch to melt ice on his back porch and ended up setting his house on fire, causing up to $30,000 in damage. Luckily no one was injured. The man used 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. He is lucky because not only could he have been charged with arson; he could be made to pay the firefighting costs. Also a bummer is that his insurance might not have to pay for fire damage.
21 comments:
This guy is just silly! Why would he be using that anyway to get ice off...there are other ways! Well it happened and thats kinda bad that the insurance won't pay for that but it was his fault. And now he has to shell out 30,000 to fix it....
Well i don't think he should have been using a blowtorch to be getting the ice off. That isn't the smartest way! He will have to pay a lot of money now and that sucks for him i guess! I realize that it is colder than sin out so the ice isn't going to melt anytime soon...but really, a blowtorch? wow..
What a block head. I don't feel bad that he will have to pay. If he had any sort of common sense he would've left the blowtorch in the garage.
This guy is dumbbb and does not have COMMON SENSE! Use a fricken shovel and salt! He should have to be held responsible because other people suffered from his mistake.
i think the guy should have stopped being lazy and used an ice scraper then none of this would have happened.
that sucks. it was his fault so now he has to pay for it
doesnt he know what an ice scraper is?
This guy is dump for using a blowtorch to melt the ice on his porch.
hey never thought of using a blow torch, not a bad idea (just not next to the house)
wow how not so smart can you be to set your house on fire just trying to melt ice maybe next time he should think a little bit more
LOL! wow that should be called in to loser of the day on the radio.
who in their right mind uses a blow torch to melt ice!! just chip it away like the rest of the state or maybe walk careful...im glad that he didnt have to pay for the stuff or get charged tho cuz hes just silly not a criminal
Grumble grumble grumble...
Stupid, use an ice chopper like evey one else. you lazy guy.
I think the man is pretty dumb to use a blow torch. So i think it is good that he has to pay for his own stupidity.
A torch to get ice off! Are you kidding me? There's other ways. I guess he has a house to fix, that'll cost a lot. Hopefully he learned a lesson!
You dont put fire up by anything you dont want burned
Why would he do this anyways? A blowtorch is kinda over the top...he should have thought about it a little more and I think that he should help with money.
this guy is a retard!
Wow is this one smart lad, not! Some people do not think. I hope he learned his lesson.
What a dumb guy!! Using a blowtorch to get ice off... that's not very bright. I don't feel bad that he has to pay.
this is a funny comment its about the stupidest thing i've heard about snow this year i tmade me laugh ;)
There are a few different choice things that this guy could be called. But he's making other people feel less stupid so good for him.
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