Man Tries To Remove Bees With Fireworks, Burns Down Garage
GRAND BLANC TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) - A Michigan man who tried to use fireworks to remove a bees' nest from his garage ended up burning the building down instead.
Fire destroys a garage in Grand Blanc Township. Fireworks can be seen exploding in the flames. #fireworks #fire pic.twitter.com/vqDM8r0E0o
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MLive reports crews responding to the home in Grand Blanc Township on Monday saw fireworks shooting into the sky from the burning garage. No one was injured.
Grand Blanc Fire Chief Bob Burdette says the homeowner was trying to use a smoke bomb to get a bees' nest out of the garage.
Thick black smoke seen for miles as barn burns in Grand Blanc Twp, bystanders say they saw fireworks before fire @nbc25fox66 pic.twitter.com/ldfdQMjuyb
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Homeowner Mike Tingley says that while he's sad about his garage, he's happy the incident wasn't worse.
Tingley says "everyone is safe and that's the main thing."
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