On Sunday, a California man tried to kill a spider using a torch lighter, but things went awry, resulting in a fire at his apartment.
The blaze forced residents to evacuate, and firefighters were promptly called to the scene.
The fire caused moderate damage, but no injuries were reported, confirmed Battalion Chief Rob Pitt, according to AJC.com.
however, things went awry and it sparked a fire in his apartment.
Lyndsey Wisegarver, a caregiver for one of the residents, mentioned that the man attempted to kill the spider in an upstairs bedroom.
“It was a huge wolf spider,” Wisegarver said.
The spider scurried to a nearby mattress, which quickly caught fire.
Although they managed to extinguish the fire on the mattress, it had already spread to the drapes and other materials in the bedroom, Wisegarver revealed.
Fire officials reported that they tried to douse the flames with a garden hose, but it was ineffective.
Battalion Chief Rob Pitt stated that the fire spread to a closet in the bedroom, but firefighters successfully prevented it from reaching neighboring apartments. The blaze was extinguished in less than 20 minutes.
No injuries were reported, but the fire caused approximately $11,000 in damage.
The fire resulted in moderate damage, but no one was injured, confirmed Battalion Chief Rob Pitt.
Pictured here is a mother wolf spider carrying her babies on her back in Parma, Ohio.
Residents Wisegarver and the two men will need to find another place to live, as the apartment is now uninhabitable, Pitt said.
Wisegarver mentioned that they had been considering moving for a while. “We’ll make it work,” she added.
Wolf spiders are not poisonous and are typically non-aggressive, but they will bite if provoked. While their bites can be very painful, they are not considered dangerous to humans.
There are currently about 200 species of wolf spiders in North America, and they are common in California.
