Posted on 11/29/2006 3:50:16 PM PST by SmithL
SAN FRANCISCO -- The home of a San Francisco man who once tormented his neighbors by tracking them with surveillance cameras and blaring music from the roof went up in flames today, in what firefighters called an accidental blaze.
The two-alarm fire broke out just after noon near the water heater in Don Bertone's home at 336 Lathrop Ave., in a southeastern neighborhood known as Little Hollywood. Firefighters believe a spark from the water heater spread to a can of gasoline that Bertone had stored nearby.
The gasoline powered a generator that was supplying electricity to the home. Pacific Gas and Electric Co. cut off power to Bertone a few weeks ago while he was in jail, one of several stints he has spent behind bars this year as a result of his anti-social behavior toward his neighbors.
Bertone, 55, was upstairs when the fire started but escaped unharmed.
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"started but escaped unharmed."
Gee, too bad.
Can 'o gas by the water heater,...brilliant.
Karma Boomerang.
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