Insects of any kind in the house can be anyone's worst nightmare. But to what lengths would you go to get rid of them?

According to a report fromABC 30, a man in Fresno, California almost burned his parents' house down on Tuesday while trying to kill spiders. But exactly howdid he do this? He used a blowtorch.

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The unidentified man was apparently house-sitting for his parents when he spotted a few creepy crawlers. The obvious thing to do is to use a blowtorch to roast those awful creatures, right? While no one was injured, fire officials told ABC 30 that the home's top two floors are in pretty rough condition.

As someone who is deathly afraid of bugs of any kind, I can almost understand overreacting at the sight of huge spiders. A blowtorch, however, is overkill.

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People on Twitter agree that this guy went a little above and beyond in his attempt to banish creepy crawlies.

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On the other hand, a few were sympathetic to his amateur extermination tactics:

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Regardless of how you personally like to rid your home of bugs, please try to avoid setting anything on fire.

[H/T: ABC 30]

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