Last Updated: April 29, 2024, 10:59 IST
A mischievous cat named Jingoudiao accidentally triggered its owner’s induction cooker in China that led to a house fire and caused damage worth over 100,000 yuan (approximately Rs 11 lakh). Jingoudiao, who was playing in the kitchen, sparked a fire by unknowingly activating the touch panel of the cooker that burned the first floor of her home in Sichuan province. Upon returning, house owner Dandan was shocked to discover that her British Shorthair pet had unintentionally caused the disaster. Firefighters later found the cat was unharmed, but covered in ash and was hiding in a cabinet. The owner jokingly renamed Jingoudiao’s Douyin account to ‘Sichuan’s most badass cat’ and even labeled him as an ‘arsonist.’
As per South China Morning Post, while the homeowner was away playing mahjong on April 4, she received a call from the property management staff, who informed her that her house was on fire. She rushed back, only to discover that her cat accidentally caused the fire. In the following days, Dandan humorously shared that her adventurous cat will be working “to pay off her debt” by doing live streaming sessions. Additionally, the cat was even made to speak with a firefighter from Urumqi, Xinjiang, via video chat to take fire safety tips. The firefighter was amused by the unusual request.
However, realizing her mistake that the cooker was powered on, Dandan publicly apologized by sharing a letter signed by her alongside Jingoudiao’s paw print and pledged to prioritize fire safety.
A recent research from the National Institute of Technology and Evaluation revealed a surprising trend. While there were hardly any cases of pets causing house fires before 2014, there’s been a rise of such cases in recent years. This mainly happens after pet owners leave animals at home while they’re away and the introduction of modern gas stoves with easy to use buttons. The institute shared that over the past ten years, 61 house fires have been directly linked to pets unintentionally triggering a fire at home.
According to News 5 Cleveland, on the day of the rare solar eclipse, a house fire was reported in Canton, US. At around 3 PM, the local Fire Department rushed to the residence and discovered a woman was outside, who alerted them about the kitchen fire. The 76-year-old homeowner explained that she believed one of her cats had started a burner. Fortunately, the firefighter heroically saved 37 cats from the house and quickly extinguished the blaze. Miraculously, all the cats were unharmed and the woman escaped without any injuries.
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