Woman burns herself, sets car on fire while trying to kill bed bugs – MLive.com

PONTIAC, MI -- A 31-year-old woman is recovering after she accidentally set herself and her car on fire this week while trying to kill bed bugs. According to Fox 2 Detroit, the woman was treated at McLaren Oakland Hospital for second-degree burns caused by setting rubbing alcohol on fire inside her vehicle in hopes of killing the bed bugs.

The Oakland County Sheriffs Office responded to a call Tuesday for a reported car fire on Perry Street around 1:40 p.m. When they arrived, deputies found the woman and discovered shed had a panic attack after finding bed bugs in her car. In an effort to kill them, she poured the rubbing alcohol in the car and set it on fire.

The Waterford Fire Department assisted in putting out the fire.

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