Bedbug education and safety a concern

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Just the mention of bedbugs is enough to raise concern about transmitting the insidious creatures from one location to another.

Eliminating the stigma attached to discovery of them in a home helps get the problem addressed before drastic measures may be needed, official said.

Psychologically they can mess you up. We really want to take the education approach to dealing with the problem, said Bracken County Health Department Director Tony Cox. They are not a health hazard, but they are annoying and not a stranger to any economic level.

For those who try to avoid the cost of professional treatment, home remedies have had dangerous and tragic outcomes in the region, police said.

From Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Phoenix, Arizona, cases are documented of fires related to attempts to exterminate bedbugs.

A fatal fire in Bracken County in July 2013, that killed five members of a family, was determined to be the result of an attempt at home treatment, and an infestation turned into a tragedy.

According to Kentucky State Police officials, the incident has been labeled an accidental fire that resulted in the death of Rani Doss and her children Emily, Bradley, Dylan and Michael.

Parts of the house was treated with a flammable product with residual fumes for an infestation of bedbugs and was not adequately ventilated, police said.

As a result, something in the house ignited the remaining fumes, causing the house to explode and catch fire, police said.

Investigators, due to the complete destruction of the house along Kentucky 19 in the fire, were not able to determine an ignition source, which could have been any spark, police said.

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