This multi-family home on Hutchins Avenue burned after a resident tried to kill bed bugs with alcohol near an open flame, Cincinnati fire officials said. (Photo: Kamaron Lyshe Facebook page) 
 
 A woman trying to kill bed bugs accidentally set a multi-family home ablaze in Avondale late Friday, Cincinnati fire officials said. 
 
 Three people were taken to a hospital and 10 were displaced from the residence on Hutchins Avenue, said District 3 Fire Chief Randy Freel. 
 
 Flames broke out about midnight Friday when a woman in a first floor unit tried to kill bedbugs with rubbing alcohol that ignited near an open flame, either a candle or burning incense, he said. 
 
 Fire was shooting from the first floor when fire crews arrived about midnight, Freel said. 
 
 Firefighters helped an elderly woman walk out of the building who could not see through the smoke, Freel said. 
 
 Three adults were overcome with smoke inhalation and went to a hospital for treatment, he said. They are expected to recover. 
 
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 In all, seven adults and three teenagers were displaced from the five-unit multi-family home. 
 
 The American Red Cross is helping them with temporary lodging, clothing and meals. 
 
 Damage was set at $250,000. 
 
 Fire officials have a word of advice for anyone wanting to get rid of the persistent pests: 
 
 "Get a professional," Freel said. 
 
 "When I got here the whole house was on fire," said one of the residents, Kamaron Lyshe. 
 
 He rushed home from work when someone called to alert him and shot a Facebook Live video as fire tore through the building and shot through the roof. 
 
 He was in shock Saturday morning as he stood looking at what was left of the building. 
 
 "I'm kind of dealing with it now. I'll start from scratch," he said. "It's like a dream....everything is burnt. I'll start fresh. It's all we can do now." 
 
 This is the second major residential fire in two weeks set by someone trying to kill bedbugs, according to the Cincinnati Fire Department. 
 
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 CINCINNATI (AP) — Authorities say that three people have been injured and 10 people left homeless after a woman accidentally started a fire while trying to kill bed bugs with rubbing alcohol at a multi-family home in Cincinnati. 
 
 WXIX-TV reports it's the second time in two weeks that a fire sparked by attempts to kill bed bugs has caused extensive damage in Cincinnati. 
 
 Officials say the fire late Friday heavily damaged a five-unit building and sent three people to a hospital to be treated for smoke inhalation. Their injuries aren't considered life-threatening. 
 
 The Red Cross is finding lodging for three teenagers and seven adults. Damage is estimated at $250,000. 
 
 Eight people were left homeless Nov. 28 when a 13-year-old boy set fire to an apartment building after dousing a bed bug with alcohol. 
 
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 Information from: WXIX-TV, http://www.fox19.com
– You might want to do anything to get rid of bedbugs, but adding fire to the mix didn't end well for one Cincinnati woman trying to rid her apartment of the tiny creeps. As the AP reports, she accidentally started a house fire while trying to kill bedbugs with rubbing alcohol on Friday, causing $250,000 in damage and hospitalizing three people with smoke inhalation. Ten people are now homeless. "When I got here the whole house was on fire," one resident tells Fox 19. "I'll start from scratch. It's like a dream....everything is burnt. I'll start fresh. It's all we can do now." It's worth noting that the fire isn't as much a fluke as one might think: Two weeks ago, a 13-year-old Cincinnati boy set fire to his building in the course of trying to kill bedbugs with alcohol; eight were left homeless in that blaze. Says a Cincy fire chief of proper bedbug removal: "Get a professional."