Got nothing on this homeless guy trying to "cook" nachos. Hope they were good for $1MM in damages.
High praise to the KEYE content guy on this.
The Austin Fire Department has arrested a man accused of setting a downtown Austin historic building on fire while trying to make nachos on Tuesday.
AFD said John Daniel Banks, 32, was arrested on Tuesday, March 21 after allegedly setting the Granberry Building, located at 907 Congress Avenue, on fire.
This happened just after midnight on Tuesday, March 21 just a few blocks from the State Capitol.
According to the arrest affidavit, Banks was staying in the abandoned building without permission. He admitted that he tried to light a bag of chips on fire because he thought it would be a good way to cook nachos.
Banks said the bed caught on fire. He tried to put the fire out and left the building. When he returned, there was a fire on the second floor.
Fire officials estimated the damages from the fire at about $1 million.
https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/austin-man-arrested-for-setting-downtown-historic-building-on-fire-causing-1m-in-damages