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Relatable man sets fire to home while attempting to kill spiders with a blowtorch

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Xavier Piedra

on October 25, 2018

Relatable man sets fire to home while attempting to kill spiders with a blowtorch

KILL IT WITH FIRE Credit: mark thompson / getty images

Insects of any kind in the house can be anyone's worst nightmare. But to what lengths would you go to get rid of them?

According to a report from ABC 30, a man in Fresno, California almost burned his parents' house down on Tuesday while trying to kill spiders. But exactly how did he do this? He used a blowtorch.

The unidentified man was apparently house-sitting for his parents when he spotted a few creepy crawlers. The obvious thing to do is to use a blowtorch to roast those awful creatures, right? While no one was injured, fire officials told ABC 30 that the home's top two floors are in pretty rough condition.

As someone who is deathly afraid of bugs of any kind, I can almost understand overreacting at the sight of huge spiders. A blowtorch, however, is overkill.

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