Posted on 06/29/2014 5:58:06 PM PDT by nickcarraway
A WOMAN has been arrested after burning down part of her home in an attempt to kill a spider, police say.
Ginny Griffith, 34, used a cigarette lighter to set fire to some towels after seeing the arachnid in her bathroom.
But as the blaze spread, five fire trucks were called to her apartment in Hutchinson, Kansas, US at around 1.36am (local time) on Friday morning to put out the inferno.
Firefighters were able to bring the fire under control within a matter of minutes.
Deputy Fire Chief Doug Hanen said in a statement that firefighters had found smoke coming from smouldering clothes just inside the doorway as they entered.
He confirmed the team had also found multiple other points where the fire may have been started.
Police said the woman confessed to lighting the towels with her cigarette lighter.
As a result of the fire, Griffith was arrested and charged with aggravated arson because she owns a shared home.
It is not know what happened to the spider.
Did the spider survive?
I have to destroy this house to save it.
Never mind. Didn't read the article lol!
Check last paragraph.
I sent it to my daughters. Told them to call Orkin before doing this.
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When I read the title, I thought it was going to be another bug bomb meets pilot light story. It would never occur to me to set towels on fire to kill a spider. I wonder how she would go about getting rid of a large cockroach?
Oh, Nevermind.
;)
Funny.
“Woman ‘Burns Down House’”
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That is quite an exaggeration, but typical of today’s media.
Not seeing an issue here. If one less spider crawls the earth, it was worth it.
Firefighters were able to bring the fire under control within a matter of minutes.
Doesn't sound like much of an "inferno".
Gives the phrase “kill it with fire” a whole new meaning.
She swallowed the spider, which wiggled and jiggled and tickled inside her.
Dang, dontcha hate it when charged with arson but you don’t know if you got the spider?
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