Fire Officials Warn Against Using Torches to Melt Snow After Homes Catch Fire ...

DIY ice removal ends in costly house fires.

A Massachusetts man set fire to his home while using a torch to melt ice on his roof, a risky snow-removal technique that has led to several accidents during winter conditions. The man in Milton, ...

JOHN, I DON’T KNOW WHAT TO SAY. YEAH, YOU KNOW, HE THOUGHT IT WAS A GOOD IDEA IN THE MOMENT. DIDN’T THINK THE HOUSE WOULD CATCH ON FIRE. BUT UNFORTUNATELY, THIS IS WHERE WE ARE TONIGHT. ED BEHIND US.