Blowtorch was hired by the landlord of the Roscoe Building in New York to burn the place down, so he can collect insurance. Since it was already considered a firetrap, nobody was surprised when the buildings caught fire.
Spider-Man, just swinging by as the flame started, arrived on the scene to help the firefighters. Entering the building, he helped a firefighter break down a door, only to find Blowtorch torching the place. As the building begins to crumble on itself, Spider-Man had to be saved by Jerry when some of the building fell on him, giving Blowtorch enough time to escape.  Not getting too far, Blowtorch saw Spider-Man coming at him and prepared to open fire with his flamethrower, but Spider-Man webbed it up. Blowtorch attempted to simply burn the webbing off, but the flamethrower exploded in his hand, giving Spider-Man enough time to web up Blowtorch’s hand and punch him. Spider-Man dragged Blowtorch out of the building, as it became nothing more than a flaming crater behind them.