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    Sure, blame the tortoise...

    Sure, blame the tortoise. Officials say grumpy-looking reptile at fault for Christmas house fire in England

    By Steve Almasy, CNN
    Updated 6:17 PM ET, Fri December 27, 2019




    The main suspect in the fire is a 45-year-old tortoise who appears a bit cranky.



    (CNN)You'd think a 45-year-old would know better than to knock a hot object onto his bed.

    But a grumpy-looking tortoise apparently named Victor is being blamed for doing that and starting a fire at his human's home in Duton Hill, Essex, in England.
    Fire officials there say the tortoise knocked a heat lamp onto its bedding, which then caught on fire. The tortoise was unable to call 999, but neighbors heard smoke alarms and called emergency services.
    Crews were on-call -- at home with their families -- and rushed to the station, then to the house.





    They kept the fire to one room, and Victor, who must have stayed low to the ground in the smoke-filled home, was saved. And the fire was put out quickly.
    A Christmas miracle!
    "This tortoise has had a very lucky Christmas Day -- he is 45 years young and will now hopefully continue to live a long and happy life thanks to working smoke alarms," the fire department proudly exclaimed on social media.
    Among the comments on the fire department's Facebook page were a couple from Elyse Steel Sowerby, who said the creature is hers.
    He "goes by the name of VICTOR I am extremely grateful of all the crews hard work xxx," she wrote. Later she added, "I honeslty dont know what I would do with out him he really is my best friend your team are amazing merry Christmas xxx."
    The department replied: "Ahh we should have guessed as much! You are more than welcome - we are just glad to have helped you get a happy ending this Christmas."


    It also confirmed to another commenter the fire began when a heat lamp met hay.
    The tortoise was unavailable for comment.




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    This incident serves as a great safety reminder to always make sure lamps (& other appliances) cannot be knocked over by our pets. So glad this didn't turn out worse...owner (& tortoise) was very lucky!
    Rudeness is the weak man's imitation of strength.
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    That face

    The turtle looks like he knows that the police know what he did...

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    Re: Sure, blame the tortoise...

    Wow! No mention of the owners of the tortoise being irresponsible and putting in motion the the factors that led to the fire. Inaccurate reporting/ journalism. The owners, the owners, the owners!
    Stay in peace and not pieces.

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