When The Dog Bites, When The Bee Stings, When I'm Feeling Sad...
Florida firefighters said a man caused heavy damage to his home when he tried and failed to smoke a bee colony out of his house.
Capt. Don DeLucia, spokesman for Palm Beach County Fire-Rescue, said Mario Go of Lake Worth was trying to smoke the bees out of a column supporting a second-story balcony on Tuesday and accidentally set the house on fire.
DeLucia said the fire caused about $50,000 worth of damage but no one was injured.
He said the fire failed to drive away the bees.
On the bright side it did dry out the damp in the cellar...
No. 146 in the "Seemed Like A Good Idea At The Time" series.
Capt. Don DeLucia, spokesman for Palm Beach County Fire-Rescue, said Mario Go of Lake Worth was trying to smoke the bees out of a column supporting a second-story balcony on Tuesday and accidentally set the house on fire.
DeLucia said the fire caused about $50,000 worth of damage but no one was injured.
He said the fire failed to drive away the bees.
On the bright side it did dry out the damp in the cellar...
No. 146 in the "Seemed Like A Good Idea At The Time" series.
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