Pontiac woman sets car on fire after finding bed bugs, burns self

[marmar]

Pontiac — A woman accidentally burned herself when she set her car ablaze on Tuesday after finding bed bugs inside, police said.

The unidentified 31-year-old told police she had a panic attack when she saw the bugs inside her vehicle. She decided to handle the bugs by pouring rubbing alcohol inside the vehicle and lit it to kill them.

While doing that, she caught herself on fire, the Oakland County Sheriff's Office said in a release. ............(more)

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/oakland-county/2021/07/29/pontiac-woman-sets-car-fire-after-finding-bed-bugs-burns-self/5420218001/

[Aristus]

1. Normally, I roll my eyes at these stories.

But I wonder if this woman is homeless and living in her car. My homeless patients hate bedbugs (I mean, who likes them?), and will often refuse to stay at the shelters for fear of being around them. Some will risk sleeping on the streets to sharing a bed with bedbugs.

[Wingus Dingus]

2. I guess we should be glad she didn't find them in her apartment.

[JuJuChen]

3. bed bugs are the worst ever

But I mean, she could've thought that one through a LOT better!

[Stuart G]

4. Spic & Span gets rid of ...."bedbugs"....I have had em, now they are gone...

[BunnyMcGee]

5. Another episode of '1000 Ways to Die'

Episode titled 'Fire (VW) Bug'