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Man Accidentally Burns Down Parents' House, Killing Cats, Dog, in Attempt to Exterminate Ants

posted by on Saturday April 01 2017, @11:08PM   
from the should-have-used-a-magnifying-glass dept.

charon writes:

OLD ORCHARD BEACH, Maine — Maine's state fire marshal says a man burned down his parents' house and killed three pets while trying to exterminate ants in his basement with matches.

Investigators say 21-year-old Devon Doucette was trying to incinerate the ants with wooden matches when one of them ignited combustible materials. The fire quickly spread to the rest of the house.

[...] Authorities say the fire killed two cats and one dog. They say charges are not likely.

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• Re:I hate April Fools day Re:I hate April Fools day (Score: 2) by takyon on Sunday April 02 2017, @02:53AM (2 children)

  by takyon (881) <takyonNO@SPAMsoylentnews.org> on Sunday April 02 2017, @02:53AM (#487796) Journal

  The green theme was basically the default theme... except green. Does the color really make the site look 20 years worse?

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• Re:I hate April Fools day (Score: 1) by anubi on Sunday April 02 2017, @08:58AM

  by anubi (2828) on Sunday April 02 2017, @08:58AM (#487863) Journal

  I gotta admit you guys made a wise color choice when you picked these.

  I can't explain why, but I found the green version to be difficult to read.

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• Re:I hate April Fools day (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday April 02 2017, @06:39PM

  by Anonymous Coward on Sunday April 02 2017, @06:39PM (#487990)

  If they used "responsive web design blue" I'd have stopped returning.

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