Kitsap fire marshal blames dog for house fire
BREMERTON, Wash. (AP) - The Kitsap County, Wash., fire marshal's office is blaming a dog for a house fire that killed three dogs.
The Kitsap Sun reports that one of the stove burners turned on Thursday when no one was home except the resident's four dogs. The fire marshal's report theorizes that at least one of the animals apparently jumped up onto a kitchen counter to get some food and inadvertently turned on the burner.
The owner returned home to heavy, black smoke. She was able to rescue one dog but the others died.
Fire damage was reported in the kitchen area with smoke damage throughout the house.
The Kitsap Sun reports that one of the stove burners turned on Thursday when no one was home except the resident's four dogs. The fire marshal's report theorizes that at least one of the animals apparently jumped up onto a kitchen counter to get some food and inadvertently turned on the burner.
The owner returned home to heavy, black smoke. She was able to rescue one dog but the others died.
Fire damage was reported in the kitchen area with smoke damage throughout the house.
And this theory is easier to swallow than say............the home owner forgot to turn the burner off before leaving the house?
 @janeandspot Speculating here, but there was probably something flammable left on the stove as well to where the owner would had known the burner was on before they left the home.Â
Some dogs do better in kennels during the day. Leaving 4 alone together may not be such a good idea.
This is why my dog stays outside...
 @Smashquail You are both right, I leave my dogs in a large fenced yard if I'm going somewhere, or take them with me if I can.