HOW THE HECK COULD THIS HAPPEN? WHAT WERE THEY USING TO THAW THE PIPES?
THIS HAS ME PUZZLED....

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http://www.kttc.com/story/24683160/2...east-rochester

Home catches fire during pipe thawing in southeast Rochester
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ROCHESTER, Minn. (KTTC) -- One homeowner in southeast Rochester is
dealing with quite a mess due to his neighbor's frozen pipes.

The Rochester Fire Department says the pipes between the water main and
a home in the 2100 block of 14th Street Southeast were frozen, so the
homeowner called a service to thaw them out.

During the thawing process, the home next door caught fire just after 5
p.m. Saturday.

The pipe was also connected to the neighbor's home, whose pipes were not
frozen.

According to the Rochester Fire Department, the fire did $2,500 in
damage to the side of the house.

The owner of that home was inside.

No one was hurt.