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Massachusetts man accidentally sets home on fire while trying to melt ice with blowtorch
« on: February 02, 2026, 10:38:53 am »
 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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Re: Massachusetts man accidentally sets home on fire while trying to melt ice with blowtorch
« Reply #1 on: February 02, 2026, 10:41:35 am »
Did you know that hand-held hair blow-dryers' instructions warn you not to use while lying down falling asleep??
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Re: Massachusetts man accidentally sets home on fire while trying to melt ice with blowtorch
« Reply #2 on: February 02, 2026, 10:45:43 am »
What was his blood alcohol level?
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Re: Massachusetts man accidentally sets home on fire while trying to melt ice with blowtorch
« Reply #3 on: February 02, 2026, 11:03:59 am »
This is tragic, but also very stupid!
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Re: Massachusetts man accidentally sets home on fire while trying to melt ice with blowtorch
« Reply #4 on: February 02, 2026, 11:09:22 am »
It worked, did it not?
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Re: Massachusetts man accidentally sets home on fire while trying to melt ice with blowtorch
« Reply #5 on: February 02, 2026, 11:53:40 am »
Quote from: cato potatoe on February 02, 2026, 11:09:22 am
It worked, did it not?
That's one way of getting the ICE Out.
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Re: Massachusetts man accidentally sets home on fire while trying to melt ice with blowtorch
« Reply #6 on: February 02, 2026, 12:39:11 pm »
Guess we need another warning label. 
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Re: Massachusetts man accidentally sets home on fire while trying to melt ice with blowtorch
« Reply #7 on: February 02, 2026, 12:48:02 pm »
Quote from: Wingnut on February 02, 2026, 12:39:11 pm
Guess we need another warning label.

I guess so.  :silly:
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Re: Massachusetts man accidentally sets home on fire while trying to melt ice with blowtorch
« Reply #8 on: February 02, 2026, 12:54:00 pm »
Who hasn't done that?
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Re: Massachusetts man accidentally sets home on fire while trying to melt ice with blowtorch
« Reply #9 on: February 02, 2026, 01:02:17 pm »
Quote from: Wingnut on February 02, 2026, 12:39:11 pm
Guess we need another warning label.

He'll probably sue the maker of the blowtorch..
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Re: Massachusetts man accidentally sets home on fire while trying to melt ice with blowtorch
« Reply #10 on: February 02, 2026, 01:10:35 pm »
Quote from: mystery-ak on February 02, 2026, 01:02:17 pm
He'll probably sue the maker of the blowtorch..

And, in our present climate, he'll probably win...

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Re: Massachusetts man accidentally sets home on fire while trying to melt ice with blowtorch
« Reply #11 on: February 02, 2026, 01:20:57 pm »
Well, at least it wasn't some redneck dropping a frozen turkey into hot oil in a turkey fryer!
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Re: Massachusetts man accidentally sets home on fire while trying to melt ice with blowtorch
« Reply #12 on: February 02, 2026, 06:05:13 pm »
Quote from: DefiantMassRINO on February 02, 2026, 10:45:43 am
What was his blood alcohol level?


My first thought as well!
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Re: Massachusetts man accidentally sets home on fire while trying to melt ice with blowtorch
« Reply #13 on: February 03, 2026, 05:20:20 am »
Quote from: berdie on February 02, 2026, 06:05:13 pm

My first thought as well!
My second thought was did he say: Hey fellas hold my beer and watch this.
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Re: Massachusetts man accidentally sets home on fire while trying to melt ice with blowtorch
« Reply #14 on: February 04, 2026, 11:29:20 pm »
A blowtorch is a very bad tool for melting most ice. I imagine even a pressured water-hose w/ cold water would be more effective.
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« Reply #15 on: February 04, 2026, 11:31:16 pm »
Quote from: Sighlass on February 04, 2026, 11:29:20 pm
A blowtorch is a very bad tool for melting most ice. I imagine even a pressured water-hose w/ cold water would be more effective.
I breached ice dams many years ago by running a garden hose from the hot water heater in the basement out the 2nd floor window and cutting the ice away with the hot water.
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Quote from: Smokin Joe on February 04, 2026, 11:31:16 pm
I breached ice dams many years ago by running a garden hose from the hot water heater in the basement out the 2nd floor window and cutting the ice away with the hot water.

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