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9/2     http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20050902/od_nm/germany_spiders_dc
        German lady eradicated spiders by burning her whole house down.
        \- it was the only way to be sure.
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news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20050902/od_nm/germany_spiders_dc
Fri Sep 2,12:18 PM ET BERLIN (Reuters) - A German woman laid waste to her family home by settin g fire to it as she tried to kill spiders in a garage with a can of hair spray and a cigarette lighter. Police in the western town of Zuelpich said that when the aerosol failed to finish them off, the 34-year-old woman tried to burn them with the li ghter. However, this set the area she had just sprayed on fire and the b laze spread to a hedge. "It was a series of unfortunate events which led to the damage," a police spokesman said Thursday. "She tried to put the fire out with a garden hose, but couldn't. Instead her semi-detached house next to the hedge caught fire. Firefighters managed to extinguish the blaze and save the neighboring hou se, which sustained broken windows and some charring. The spokesman esti mated the total cost of the damage at well over 100,000 euros. "The family have had to look for somewhere else to stay," he said. "The s piders are gone though -- that problem was solved." Republication or r edistribution of Reuters content is expressly prohibited without the pri or written consent of Reuters. Reuters shall not be liable for any error s or delays in the content, or for any actions taken in reliance thereon .