150-pound Pet Tortoise Starts House Fire on San Antonio's Northwest Side

[TexasTowelie]

SAN ANTONIO -- A fire broke out on the Northwest side just after midnight on Tuesday due to an unusual suspect — a 150 pound pet tortoise.

KSAT 12 reports that according to firefighters, the tortoise knocked over a heat lamp that was inside its outdoor cage, which started a fire that eventually spread to the neighbor's home. By the time firefighters were able to put it out, the fire had moved into the walls and attic of the tortoise owner's home, causing about $150,000 in damage. Yikes.

Fortunately, the tortoise, and everyone else, are fine.

http://www.sacurrent.com/ArtSlut/archives/2017/01/10/150-pound-pet-tortoise-starts-house-fire-on-citys-northwest-side

[Xipe Totec]

1. Add another one to Farmer's Insurance Hall of Claims

https://www.farmers.com/hall-of-claims/#/

[democratisphere]

2. Situation has makings of a Farmer's Insurance commercial.

Glad tortise survived unharmed.

[montanacowboy]

3. I want to see my sister

tell me that this one was done on CGI

bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

[2naSalit]

4. Whatever it takes to break out to freedom!

[TexasTowelie]

5. He did it to join his love.

[2naSalit]

6. I beg to differ..

I think he did to get away from that!

[LeftInTX]

7. House prices are going up!!! That's a bad neighborhood.

If the address is correct