"My house is literally burning down" Woman accidentally sets home on fire trying to get rid of BEDBUGS
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This is the dramatic moment a woman burnt down her house while trying to tried to get rid of her BEDBUG infestation.
Determined to stop the critters from feasting on her blood, the unnamed woman turned to rubbing alcohol on her bedsheets.
But officials said that dousing the creepy-crawlies with the highly flammable liquid near an open flame had led to her setting the sheets - and then her home - ablaze.
The fire in Cincinnati, Ohio, on Saturday night left three people injured - and 10 people homeless.
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It is believed that around £187,000 in damages was caused to the five-unit home, with some residents losing all of their belongings.
Kamaron Lyshe, who lived on the third floor, was one of the people affected - although he was not at home when the inferno took hold.
He said: "My house caught fire n got burned down - all my stuff is gone man."
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His brother, Brendan Lyshe-Berry, also said: "My brothers Kamaron, Antonio and I were all not at home when the fire started.
"We lived on the third floor of a multi-family house, and the fire was started by one of the other residents.
"We got a call about the fire around 12.20am and it burned til around 2am.
"To my knowledge EVERYTHING we owned in that house is 100% gone and we have to rebuild from scratch.
"Unfortunately, we did not have renters insurance this time around although I've always had it since college. This is definitely a huge lesson learned."
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Incredibly, this is the second fire in the city caused by people trying to kill bedbugs with alcohol and fire.
Last month a 13-year-old boy left eight neighbours homeless while trying to tackle the pests.
Getting rid of the blood-sucking insects is difficult and the Cincinnati Fire Department has advised residents to hire professionals to take on future infestations.