Man sets house on fire to kill spider

London: In an incident in the UK, a man, trying to kill a spider, ended up setting fire to his house in Bridgend, Wales. The occupant of the property sprayed the insect with aerosol before setting it alight.

A spokeswoman for South Wales fire and rescue confirmed the incident to be accidental. “We attended an incident in Kenfig Hil to extinguish a small fire at the rear of a property as the occupant attempted to remove a spider from a rear window by spraying the insect,” she said.