Burning down the house

You try to do a little yardwork, and look what it gets you:

Danny Fendley started more than just his lawn mower when he tugged at its pull cord - he started a fire that destroyed his home.

The mower exploded Tuesday in hot, parched conditions.

Fendley was trying to start the mower in the garage of his two-story brick home in this Atlanta suburb when the machine burst into flames. Before he could extinguish the fire, it had spread through the garage.

Then his wife tried to toss a can of gasoline out a window as the blaze spread, but she missed, spreading the fuel "everywhere," Fendley said.

I'd imagine that it's not easy to be level-headed when your garage is on fire, but it doesn't sound like a good idea to be throwing gasoline around, even if it's supposed to go out the window. Live and learn, I guess.