A Seattle house burned last night after a tenant tried to flush out a spider in his laundry room by setting it on fire using a lighter and spray paint, reports USA Today.
A spokesman for the Seattle Fire Department says that the man couldn’t put out the fire himself and that firefighters originally fought the fire from a distance because there was speculation of ammunition inside the home — that threat was later ruled out, according to KIRO-TV.
There were said to be no injuries, but the rental home and its contents reportedly sustained $60,000 worth of damage.
While all this was going on, neighbors scrambled to hose down their own homes and yards to keep the fire away. “I saw flames coming out of the side of the house and heard popping sounds,” one of the neighbors tells KIRO-TV.
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