Report: ﻿Man sets house on fire while trying to kill spiders with a blowtorch

A house caught on fire after a man tried to kill spiders and get rid of webs, according to a fire department.Fresno firefighters said the man was house sitting for his parents and used a blowtorch against black widows, KFSN-TV reported.Fire department spokesman Capt. Robert Castillo said the man used the open flame outdoors, starting at a brick veneer section of the approximately 4,000-square-foot home. He eventually noticed smoke coming from the attic.Fire trucks inundated a street by the home Tuesday night. About 27 firefighters responded.It caused an estimated $10,000 in damage.No one was injured.

A house caught on fire after a man tried to kill spiders and get rid of webs, according to a fire department.



Fresno firefighters said the man was house sitting for his parents and used a blowtorch against black widows, KFSN-TV reported.


Fire department spokesman Capt. Robert Castillo said the man used the open flame outdoors, starting at a brick veneer section of the approximately 4,000-square-foot home. He eventually noticed smoke coming from the attic.

Fire trucks inundated a street by the home Tuesday night. About 27 firefighters responded.

It caused an estimated $10,000 in damage.

No one was injured.