Man Sets Home on Fire While Trying to Kill Bed Bugs

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A homeowner and four firefighters are recovering after investigators say he accidentally set his own house on fire while trying to kill bed bugs.

Police say the unidentified man was using a space heater, hair dryer and a heat gun to kill bed bugs inside his home on Penn Street in Woodbury, New Jersey. Heat guns are often used to strip paint off woodwork. They can reach temperatures, on average, of 1,000 degrees.

While doing this, police say he accidentally set fire to the second floor of his home.

The fire started around noon and firefighters were able to put the flames down soon after they arrived.

The firefighters were called back to the scene around 5:15 p.m. however after the fire rekindled.