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 ...

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 ...