WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An American man found it costly to snatch snakes out of a house and burn them to ashes.
According to foreign media, several snakes nested in a man’s house in Montgomery County, Maryland, USA.
Attempts by the owner of the house to give coal and smoke caused a fire in the house which engulfed the whole house as soon as he saw it.
The Montgomery Fire Department also shared photos of the burning house on social media, with flames rising from a multi-million dollar home.
Rescue officials say no one was killed or injured in the blaze, which left the homeowner with 1 million in damages.
ICYMI – Update Big Woods Rd, house fire 11/23; CAUSE, accidental, homeowner using smoke to manage snake infestation, it is believed heat source (coals) too close to combustibles; AREA of ORIGIN, basement, walls / floor; DAMAGE,> 1M; no human injures; status of snakes undetermined https://t.co/65OVYAzj4G pic.twitter.com/xSFYi4ElmT
– Pete Piringer (cmcfrsPIO) December 3, 2021
