Man cooking squirrel for lunch sparks fire that destroys eight apartments

[BryanP]

Lunch is ready!

http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/10/11/14373477-man-cooking-squirrel-for-lunch-sparks-fire-that-destroys-eight-apartments

Man cooking squirrel for lunch sparks fire that destroys eight apartments

A fire that destroyed eight units at an apartment complex in Holland Township, Mich., is believed to have been sparked by a man using a propane torch to cook a squirrel for lunch, the fire chief said.

[mtnbkr]

The squirrel is a red herring.  This fool would have set fire to the apartments cooking a hotdog.

Red the article.  He wasn't "cooking" the critter, he was trying to burn the hair off.  Still stupid, but a different sort of stupid.

Chris

[seeker_two]

Still stupid, but a different sort of stupid.

Chris

This would make a great campaign slogan.....

[BryanP]

Hey, I'm just glad he's not down here in the south reinforcing stereotypes. 

[lee n. field]

Section 8 housing?

[Tallpine]

Hey, I'm just glad he's not down here in the south reinforcing stereotypes. 

Rednecks know how to skin squirrels 

[MechAg94]

The resident was on a deck on the third floor of the Clearview Apartments. He was using a the torch to burn off the squirrel’s fur when the deck caught fire, Fire Chief Jim Kohsel told MLive.com.

Okay, he was playing a propane torch.  Makes me glad I hired a professional to redo some bathtub copper plumbing recently instead of trying to sweat the connections myself.

Something also tells me these "Clearview Apartments" do not have much of a view and it isn't all that clear. 

[lee n. field]

Something also tells me these "Clearview Apartments" do not have much of a view and it isn't all that clear. 

Is there a "Heights" in the name of the neighborhood?

[Lee]

I'm just wondering how he obtained the squirrel.  I'm guessing he didn't nail it with his trusty squirrel rifle.

[lee n. field]

Snare, road kill, pellet gun.  Lot's of ways.