A fire that severely damaged an apartment Tuesday in Tucson, Ariz., was blamed on the family dog.
It took nine fire units to put out the blaze, which left the family of three at least temporarily homeless, fire officials said.
The family wasn't home Tuesday morning, but the dog was, Tucson fire Capt. Barrett Baker told NBC station KVOA of Tucson.
Some time before 9 a.m., the dog — whose breed and name weren't disclosed — got curious and began trying to jump up on the kitchen counter, fire officials said. Its paw hit a knob on the family's gas stove, lighting one of the burners. That, in turn, ignited flammable materials on the stove, which family members told investigators they rarely used.
There was no immediate damage assessment, and no one — including the dog or any of the 23 firefighters who put out the fire in less than 15 minutes — was injured. The Red Cross was trying to find a new home for the family.
It's not the first time a dog has been fingered as a firebug. In October, a Labrador trying to get at some snacks on the stove ignited a kitchen fire exactly the same way in Wenatchee, Wash., causing $10,000 in damage.
Source: NBC News
11 comments:
WOW! That's one reason why I never put anything on the stove except for pots and pans...and that's when I am cooking.
This isn't good. I'm glad the dog wasn't hurt.
When you leave a pet alone at home, you have to make sure that there is nothing bad that could happen.
I think SUMBUDDY needs obedience classes!
When having pets that stay at home alone sometimes you have to make your home pet safe, otherwise things like this can happen.
Dogs are certainly smart, just not smart enough to turn the stove off!
I had a dog once that could open doors by turning the knob with his mouth. This is believable!
So glad no one including the dog was hurt. This is why its very important to crate train your dogs.
Shocking! That's one of the reasons we always make sure our dog is outside of the house when no one is around!
If I had a dog I'd never leave it alone in the house. Dogs are usually very curious. More curious than cats.
I sure am glad nobody was home and that the pet wasn't hurt in the fire.
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