CHANDLER, Ariz. (UPI) -- An Arizona man's condo was nearly burned up while he ran off to Wal-Mart to buy a fire extinguisher.
Maricopa County authorities said 19-year-old Jonathan Zaltel of Chandler apparently started the blaze himself while cooking up a batch of methamphetamine in his closet using a toaster oven.
The Arizona Republic said the hapless Zaletel tried to put out the stubborn fire with water and window cleaner before deciding he needed a proper extinguisher and headed off for the local Wal-Mart.
The condo sprinkler system went on while he was gone and doused the flames, but Zaletel was arrested by police who were on the scene with the fire department upon his return.
"When you know the fire department is going to kick the door in no matter what, it wasn't very smart on his part," observed Deputy Doug Matteson.
No word on whether Zaletel used the express line to check out.
Copyright 2007 by United Press International
No comments:
Post a Comment