Man burns house trying to smoke out bees

LAKE WORTH, Fla., Dec. 22 (UPI) -- Florida firefighters said a man caused heavy damage to his home when he tried and failed to smoke a bee colony out of his house.

Capt. Don DeLucia, spokesman for Palm Beach County Fire-Rescue, said Mario Go of Lake Worth was trying to smoke the bees out of a column supporting a second-story balcony Tuesday and accidentally set the house on fire, The Palm Beach Post reported Wednesday.

DeLucia said the fire caused about $50,000 worth of damage but no one was injured.

He said the fire also failed to drive away the bees.