Fire and ice and uh-oh
TIMES WIRE REPORTS
Fire officials in New Bedford, Mass., say a man using a blowtorch to melt ice on his porch set his house afire, causing up to $30,000 in damage.
Fire Capt. Scott Kruger told the Standard-Times of New Bedford that no one was injured.
Kruger said the man got too close to the building’s wood frame and ignited the vinyl siding. The homeowner won’t be charged.
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