Forty-seven-year-old Shawn Landa is still recovering from his injuries in the Oct. 12 blast that destroyed his Moon Township home, about 10 miles west of Pittsburgh.
Police on Thursday charged him with arson and related crimes.
They say in court papers that Landa confessed to breaking a natural gas line in his home, expecting that something would ignite it while he took a nap. Police say the blast didn't happen, Landa woke up and he ignited the gas when he lit a cigarette.
He apparently learnt a little about natural gas from the movie.
Police say Landa was distraught over being unemployed and not having custody of his children. He told police of other recent suicide attempts.
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