Police in the Poconos region of Pennsylvania are looking for a man who they say set multiple fires to deal with spiders.

Police said a Pennsylvania man used fire to kill spiders that had infiltrated his home. But the fire didn’t just stop at his walls; it ended up spreading to other townhomes. Pocono Mountains Regional ...

Sean McDermott, 36, is accused of arson after setting his home on fire because "he needed to kill the spiders," leading to the destruction of several neighboring homes, according to police.

The witness told officers he attempted several times to extinguish the fires, but Sean McDermott continued to relight them.

A witness told police they saw Sean McDermott setting several fires in his home earlier in the day. The witness said they kept putting out the fires, but McDermott kept re-lighting them. A police ...

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