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.

A Massachusetts man set fire to his home while using a torch to melt ice on his roof, a risky snow-removal technique that has led to several accidents during winter conditions. The man in Milton, ...

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 ...