TIFU and set my trash can on fire. TIFU because I felt like smoking a bowl of herb.  I got my piece out and noticed it had a little "pipe tobacco" left in it.  I finished off the last little hit, cashed the bowl into my hand and then put the ash in the trash.  I casually go about  loading the next bowl when I turn around I see my trash can pretty nicely smoking.  Apparently I didn't feel an ember in my damn hand when I threw the ash away. I look over it and half a paper towel is now bright orange and spreading fast- FUCK. I reach over to my night stand and grab a cup, it's empty.  Ran to the bathroom frantically, get water.  By this time I can see and smell the plastic bag burning.  I drench it with all the water in the cup and then run to the kitchen and grab the fire extinguisher, thankfully when I returned it had died out... The smell is **gross**.

TL;DR: I ashed my "pipe tobacco" into the trash and set it ablaze...