KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Missouri family can blame a house fire on their dog after a home surveillance video captured the canine culprit.
Firefighters with Southern Platte Fire Protection District said the fire broke out at the Parkville home Friday around 8:40 a.m.The video showed the dog reaching up and touching the top of a stove.Fire officials said the dog activated the controls and turned on a burner.
A pan from the previous night’s dinner was on top of the burner.RELATED: Cat faces off with coyote on Texas porch in wild video: ‘He was a fighter’Officials said that’s when the grease in the pan ignited.
Division Chief Chris Denney told FOX Television Stations that no one was at home at the time except for two dogs. The smoke was seen by neighbors.