A Massachusetts homeowner accidentally set his house on fire while trying to melt ice buildup during a brutal winter stretch of arctic misery that has frustrated millions of Americans. The fire broke ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A homeowner said he was trying to use a torch to melt an ice dam at his Milton, Massachusetts, home when the structure caught fire ...

JOHN, I DON’T KNOW WHAT TO SAY. YEAH, YOU KNOW, HE THOUGHT IT WAS A GOOD IDEA IN THE MOMENT. DIDN’T THINK THE HOUSE WOULD CATCH ON FIRE. BUT UNFORTUNATELY, THIS IS WHERE WE ARE TONIGHT. ED BEHIND US.

MILTON, Mass. (WCVB) – Officials are urging everyone not to try this at home. A man using a torch to melt an ice dam in his gutters accidentally set his Boston-area home on fire Friday. The blaze ...

MILTON, Mass. (CNN Newsource/WCVB/WKRC) - Ice and snow have frustrated millions of Americans over the past week. One man attempted to use a torch to melt the ice at his home in Milton, Massachusetts.

There were no reports of injuries. Ice dams can form in gutters at the edge of a roof, causing water to pool and leak into homes. The homeowner later admitted to the media that this was not the right ...