DALLAS, N.C.  -- A warning if you’re trying to prevent bed bugs, do not use rubbing alcohol. That remedy caused a house fire near Dallas Thursday afternoon.

Gaston County firefighters were called out to the home off of Propst Road.

Investigators say at one point the family sprayed rubbing alcohol in the same room where the fire started after finding bed bugs. They say this solution is extremely flammable.

No one was hurt.

Several rescuers were treated from the heat-related reasons.

Experts suggest hiring a professional to take care of the bugs.