Tourist burns $160,000 Bali villa trying to scare away spider
Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 13 Oct, 04:32 · Archive
A 45-year-old tourist from Nepal destroyed a luxury villa in Bali by setting fire to paper to drive away a spider.
Gaorap Rana, a 45-year-old tourist from Nepal, destroyed a $160,000 luxury villa in Kuta, Bali on 5 October in an attempt to drive away a spider hiding in the bathroom. He set a piece of paper alight to scare the spider away, then left the bathroom and went to another room.
The burning paper was caught by strong winds and carried to the villa's thatched roof, which was made from alang-alang grass, a traditional roofing material that can be highly flammable. The flames spread rapidly and engulfed the property within minutes, reducing the villa and its contents to ruins.
Badung Police spokesperson Ipda Ni Nyoman Yuni Eltari said: 'After burning the paper, the victim left the bathroom and went to the work room. The burning paper was apparently carried by strong winds and caught the thatched roof.' Firefighters were called to the scene and, with help from locals, managed to bring the inferno under control. Mr Rana escaped unharmed, with no injuries reported and no damage to nearby homes.
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- Bali tourist burns $160,000 luxury villa to the ground trying to scare away spiderA tourist’s attempt to smoke out a spider hiding in his Bali villa bathroom has gone spectacularly wrong, with the traveller burning the $160,000 luxury property to the ground.Perth Now · 13 Oct, 04:10
- Bali tourist burns $160,000 luxury villa to the ground trying to scare away spiderA tourist’s attempt to smoke out a spider hiding in his Bali villa bathroom has gone spectacularly wrong, with the traveller burning the $160,000 luxury property to the ground.The West Australian · 13 Oct, 04:10
In this story: Gaorap Rana · Badung Police · Kuta · Bali · Nepal
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