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July 11, 2012 ·
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Luckily Maida's family made it out of the house uninjured and the local fire brigade arrived on the scene shortly afterwards to tackle the flames. Firefighters were forced to cut a hole in the roof to extinguish the blaze which had engulfed the home's attic. Overall the fire caused $25,000 worth of damage.
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Man sets house on fire clearing spider webs
By T.K. RandallJuly 11, 2012 ·
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A man using a blowtorch to burn spider webs in his garden managed to set his own house on fire.
California man Eiliya Maida had been incinerating the webs in his garden when some of the dry plants he had been growing caught fire. Not realising what was happening, Maida continued to work on removing the webs until his brother-in-law pointed out to him that the plants had now set his house ablaze. "And that's when I went crazy," he said.Luckily Maida's family made it out of the house uninjured and the local fire brigade arrived on the scene shortly afterwards to tackle the flames. Firefighters were forced to cut a hole in the roof to extinguish the blaze which had engulfed the home's attic. Overall the fire caused $25,000 worth of damage.
The Chico Enterprise Record reports that dry plants in Maida's backyard ignited as he was attempting to burn the webs. The plant fire then spread to the house, starting an attic fire. Maida was apparently unaware of starting the house fire until his brother-in-law George Basbous noticed the blaze.
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