Massachusetts man accidentally sets home on fire while trying to melt ice with blowtorch
By Caitlin McCormack
Published Feb. 2, 2026, 12:20 a.m. ET
This blows!
A Massachusetts man accidentally set his home on fire while using a blowtorch to melt ice stubbornly clinging to his roof after the winter storm that battered the Northeast last week.

A Massachusetts man accidentally set his roof on fire while trying to melt ice with a blowtorch. WCVB
The homeowner in Milton, Mass. decided to get creative while attempting to tackle the sheets of ice cemented to his roof.
He whipped out a blowtorch, scaled a ladder and got to work.
But minutes into the endeavor, his roof caught fire and flames spilled into the gutter, Local 12 reported.
The man was able to slide off the ladder and rushed inside to call 911.
When firefighters arrived not long after, the attic was entirely swallowed up by the inferno, according to the report.
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