There was no mystery about the cause of a fire in a block of flats on London Road, Mitcham, last week: the London Fire Brigade is saying that a pet tortoise started it.
Animal rescue: firefighters with the tortoise and pet dog saved from the Mitcham fire
The Brigade rescued the tortoise and a pet dog from the fire, which started when the tortoise knocked over the heat lamp in his aquarium, setting light to some hay.
The fire was in a maisonette on the fourth floor of a block. The Brigade was called at 11.40am. Crews from Mitcham, Wimbledon, Tooting and Wallington fire stations attended.
When firefighters arrived on the scene, they found a small fire in one room.
“After being made aware that there were two pets in the property, crews found and rescued a tortoise and a dog who was hiding under the stairs.
“Both animals were returned safely to their thankful owner,” the Brigade said, having got the fire under control by 12.22pm.
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