The man started the fire, trying to reproduce the process of making the sword a blacksmith, which he saw on TV.
Resulting in burned 3 apartment buildings.
52-year-old John Gomez from the city of Cohoes state of new York was inspired by the popular science TV show “Forged in fire” (Forged in Fire).
Program participants compete in historical methods of making weapons.
November 30, in his apartment he tried to bend the metal, as did the characters on the screen.
The result has been “the biggest disaster ever occurred in the city,” said mayor Shawn Morse.
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The wind fanned the fire. That burned 3 houses down and damaged 18 others.
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