Redding firefighters say the residents tried to kill a spider using a torch lighter.
The flaming spider then scurried onto some bedding, setting it on fire.
The fire spread to the walls and ended up causing $11,000 in damage.
Firefighters put the fire out in about 15 minutes.
No one was hurt.
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