Pets start fires

South Korea has issued a warning that cats can start fires. There have been over a 100 started by cats in the past three years by turning on electric stoves with their furry paws. 

In the United States, almost 1,000 home fires each year are started by pets, according to the National Fire Protection Association, although it remains unclear what percentage of these blazes are started by cats.

A 45-year-old tortoise in Essex, England, knocked a heat lamp onto its bedding and started a fire while its owners were out of the house. As thick smoke rose, neighbors in the town of Great Dunmow called emergency responders, who rescued the tortoise and extinguished the flames.

In the county of Essex, England, a dog that had been left home alone started a house fire by turning on the microwave, which happened to have some bread stored inside.