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LiberalElite

(14,691 posts) Fri Nov 6, 2015, 10:55 AM Nov 2015

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Failed attempt to fight bedbugs sparks devastating fire

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/11/06/failed-attempt-fight-bedbugs-sparks-devastating-fire/75260436/

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DETROIT — Sherry Young says she spent close to a year living in fear of bedbugs.

So on Monday, sleep-deprived and desperate, she turned on her apartment's stove and oven. She left for a day.

Then she returned, sprayed herself with rubbing alcohol, and started pouring alcohol across the floor.

The ensuing flames tore through the 48-unit apartment complex, growing so powerful that the building’s roof caved in. Nine fire engines and about 60 personnel fought the blaze.
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Failed attempt to fight bedbugs sparks devastating fire (Original Post) LiberalElite Nov 2015 OP

Reminds me how people used to get rid of crabs. Boudica the Lyoness Nov 2015 #1

Diesel? ret5hd Nov 2015 #2

Old Bay seasoning and lots of beer packman Nov 2015 #5

Slash and Burn, baby. Iggo Nov 2015 #6

that was bright, I guess she did get rid of the bed bugs though, and all the beds snooper2 Nov 2015 #3

Top story on bedbugger.com Blues Heron Nov 2015 #4

Boudica the Lyoness

(2,899 posts)

1. Reminds me how people used to get rid of crabs.

Reply to LiberalElite (Original post)

Fri Nov 6, 2015, 10:58 AM

Nov 2015

Anyone remember the cure?

ret5hd

(20,521 posts)

2. Diesel?

Reply to Boudica the Lyoness (Reply #1)

Fri Nov 6, 2015, 11:08 AM

Nov 2015

packman

(16,296 posts)

5. Old Bay seasoning and lots of beer

Reply to Boudica the Lyoness (Reply #1)

Fri Nov 6, 2015, 11:19 AM

Nov 2015

Iggo

(47,566 posts)

6. Slash and Burn, baby.

Reply to Boudica the Lyoness (Reply #1)

Fri Nov 6, 2015, 11:37 AM

Nov 2015

Slash.And.Burn.

snooper2

(30,151 posts)

3. that was bright, I guess she did get rid of the bed bugs though, and all the beds

Reply to LiberalElite (Original post)

Fri Nov 6, 2015, 11:13 AM

Nov 2015

Blues Heron

(5,944 posts)

4. Top story on bedbugger.com

Reply to LiberalElite (Original post)

Fri Nov 6, 2015, 11:13 AM

Nov 2015

More info here:

http://bedbugger.com/

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