Everyone loves a good fireworks show on the Fourth of July, but for Grand Blanc Township, Mich., homeowner Mike Tingley, the show hit a little too close to home. Tingley tried to rid his garage of an active bee hive using fireworks — but he ended up burning down the whole building, according to ABC News. Tingsley’s wife and daughter were […]
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