A Milton homeowner tried to fight winter with a blowtorch… and winter absolutely won. His attempt to melt roof ice turned into a full‑blown attic inferno that had firefighters from multiple towns racing in. What started as a “small issue” quickly became “the whole attic was fully involved,” according to officials, with neighbors watching the roof go from smoking to completely consumed. Crews battled the blaze for hours in brutal cold — and thankfully, everyone made it out safely, though the blowtorch definitely did not.