Comments on: Self-treatment for bed bugs probably caused Cincinnati fire http://bedbugger.com/2009/01/26/self-treatment-for-bed-bugs-probably-caused-cincinnati-fire/ bed bug news, information, activism, and support Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:14:38 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: nobugsonme http://bedbugger.com/2009/01/26/self-treatment-for-bed-bugs-probably-caused-cincinnati-fire/comment-page-1/#comment-15592 nobugsonme Thu, 30 Apr 2009 05:31:38 +0000 http://bedbugger.com/?p=1318#comment-15592 I hope you are successful in court, Bella. Please come to our forums if you need more support: http://bedbugger.com/forum/ I hope you are successful in court, Bella.

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]]> By: Bella http://bedbugger.com/2009/01/26/self-treatment-for-bed-bugs-probably-caused-cincinnati-fire/comment-page-1/#comment-15585 Bella Thu, 30 Apr 2009 03:22:21 +0000 http://bedbugger.com/?p=1318#comment-15585 Hello: I also live in Cin, and the slum landlord, did not tell me that the apt, had bedbugs. I have been here since, Jan, it is now April, I am moving. I will have to rid all of the things I have purchased over the years, including a 900, sofa I purchased 4 months, ago, as it is filled with bedbugs. I am so so so stressed out about this situtation. In addition landlord, is mad because I am moving out, and breaking my lease, he his telling other landlords, that I am trying to rent from, that I am moving because of bedbugs. I am trying to take him court to get some monies back for the items I have lost due to this problem. He has hired a backyard person, to take care of the problem and it is not working. I have been living in HELL,missing time from work and going to the Dr. I wish there was a law and landlords could get convicted for not letting persons know that there buildings have bedbugs. Hello:
I also live in Cin, and the slum landlord, did not tell me that the apt, had bedbugs. I have been here since, Jan, it is now April, I am moving. I will have to rid all of the things I have purchased over the years, including a 900, sofa I purchased 4 months, ago, as it is filled with bedbugs. I am so so so stressed out about this situtation. In addition landlord, is mad because I am moving out, and breaking my lease, he his telling other landlords, that I am trying to rent from, that I am moving because of bedbugs. I am trying to take him court to get some monies back for the items I have lost due to this problem. He has hired a backyard person, to take care of the problem and it is not working. I have been living in HELL,missing time from work and going to the Dr. I wish there was a law and landlords could get convicted for not letting persons know that there buildings have bedbugs.

]]> By: parakeets http://bedbugger.com/2009/01/26/self-treatment-for-bed-bugs-probably-caused-cincinnati-fire/comment-page-1/#comment-14558 parakeets Tue, 27 Jan 2009 16:13:33 +0000 http://bedbugger.com/?p=1318#comment-14558 Landlords who won't deal with tenants' bedbug problems should carefully listen to this story. If landlords don't treat, or don't treat effectively, tenants will self-treat and serious consequences such as this could occur. There are lots of warnings about space heaters (when landlords don't heat buildings enough, tenants use space heaters and these cause fires) and eventually there will have to be warnings about self-treating for bedbugs if landlords don't take care of the problem. Here's another example of the need for legislation. Even if officials swear that bedbugs are not a "health problem," fires and other problems resulting from self-treatment for bedbugs certainly should be considered a problem. Landlords who won’t deal with tenants’ bedbug problems should carefully listen to this story. If landlords don’t treat, or don’t treat effectively, tenants will self-treat and serious consequences such as this could occur. There are lots of warnings about space heaters (when landlords don’t heat buildings enough, tenants use space heaters and these cause fires) and eventually there will have to be warnings about self-treating for bedbugs if landlords don’t take care of the problem. Here’s another example of the need for legislation. Even if officials swear that bedbugs are not a “health problem,” fires and other problems resulting from self-treatment for bedbugs certainly should be considered a problem.

]]> By: nobugsonme http://bedbugger.com/2009/01/26/self-treatment-for-bed-bugs-probably-caused-cincinnati-fire/comment-page-1/#comment-14555 nobugsonme Tue, 27 Jan 2009 00:07:22 +0000 http://bedbugger.com/?p=1318#comment-14555 <a href="http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20090126/NEWS01/301260003/-1/rss" rel="nofollow">More details from Cincinnati.com:</a> <blockquote>A woman treated a second-story bedroom for bedbugs at a home in the 7300 block of Scottwood Avenue about 10:30 p.m., they said. She concoction a recipe made up of bug killer solution and 70 percent alcohol. Then, she fired up a cigarette. The fumes in the bedroom ignited and caught a mattress on fire, officials said. She unsuccessfully tried to extinguish it and then alerted everyone to get out of the house. No injuries were reported. The fire was confined to the bedroom, but there is smoke damage to the entire floor and attic totaling about $30,000. </blockquote> Now that's an expensive bed bug treatment. And they still need treatment to get rid of the bed bugs! <em>Thanks to bugbait for that link!</em> More details from Cincinnati.com:

A woman treated a second-story bedroom for bedbugs at a home in the 7300 block of Scottwood Avenue about 10:30 p.m., they said.

She concoction a recipe made up of bug killer solution and 70 percent alcohol.

Then, she fired up a cigarette.

The fumes in the bedroom ignited and caught a mattress on fire, officials said. She unsuccessfully tried to extinguish it and then alerted everyone to get out of the house.

No injuries were reported.

The fire was confined to the bedroom, but there is smoke damage to the entire floor and attic totaling about $30,000.

Now that’s an expensive bed bug treatment. And they still need treatment to get rid of the bed bugs!

Thanks to bugbait for that link!

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