A resident of Milton, Massachusetts, attempted to use a torch to melt an ice dam; and in the process, set the home on fire. CBS News has this report.

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The homeowner said he was using a torch on a ladder to melt ice dams when the house caught fire.

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A man who said he was trying to use a torch to melt ice at his Milton, Massachusetts, home when the structure caught fire. The fire broke out Friday afternoon in a yellow split-entry home on Craig ...

A man using a torch to melt an ice dam in his gutters accidentally set his Boston-area home on fire Friday. The blaze started in the left front corner and quickly spread through the home in Milton.