Should have called Orkin

A man trying to remove a wasp nest ended up setting his home on fire Sunday, fire officials said.

At about 6:45 p.m., Hugh Williams was attempting to remove wasps from a nest in the ground next to his home at 1804 St. Andrews Road, according to the Greensboro Fire Department.

Williams had poured insecticide into the wasp nest, said David Douglas, fire marshal for the Greensboro Fire Department.

When that didn't get rid of the wasps, he placed paper inside the nest and set it on fire. Flames shot up the wall and ran up through the attic, setting the home on fire, Douglas said.

No one was injured in the fire, which took about 30 minutes to extinguish, fire officials said.

The fire caused $80,000 in damage and the home is uninhabitable.