Killing spiders spins out of control as women burns down home
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Police in the western town of Zuelpich said that when the aerosol failed to finish them off, the 34-year-old woman tried to burn them with the lighter.
However, this set alight an area of the garage that she had just sprayed and the blaze spread to a hedge.
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Hide Ad"It was a series of unfortunate events which led to the damage," a police spokesman said yesterday.
"She tried to put the fire out with a hose, but couldn't. Instead, her house caught fire. It's now uninhabitable."
Firefighters managed to extinguish the blaze and save the neighbouring semi-detached house, which suffered broken windows and some charring.
The cost of the damage is estimated at more than 70,000. No-one was hurt.
The police spokesman said: "The family have had to look for somewhere else to stay. The spiders are gone, though."