Jeff Long dies in fire from torch he was using to battle bugs in the house.

[Satanica]

HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Authorities in Nevada say a 63-year-old man died after being pulled from a basement crawl space where he ignited a house fire with a torch he was using to exterminate bugs.

The Clark County coroner on Tuesday identified the dead man as Jeff Long of Henderson.

Henderson city spokeswoman Kathleen Richards says a woman and a dog escaped unharmed and firefighters quickly doused the fire after arriving a little after 6 p.m. Monday to find light smoke at the one-story house.
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Investigators determined that Long ignited unspecified combustible materials with the propane torch in the crawl space.

Damage to the home was estimated at about $60,000.

Nevada man using torch to battle bugs dead after house fire

Investigators determined that Long ignited unspecified combustible materials with the propane torch in the crawl space.

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[McDanel]

Testosterone, it's a killer.

 

[Keepalowprofile]

He's was an idiot.

Nuff said.

 

[JackBurton]

What the fuck!?

 

[Ripley]

Darwin Award contender

 

[McDanel]

Starter fluid and a bic, my husband's go-to for black widows and yellow jackets.

 

[Old Man Metal]

I'll definitely use kerosene for yellow jackets, but they're underground and shit, not in my friggin' house. What a maroon.

ETA: The fuck is his obituary gonna say? "Jeff Long, loving husband and father, went to be with the Lord after a short battle with insects."?

 

[Sejanus]

Flaming idiot

 

[Babs]

Jeff Long was short on brains.