Mischievous tortoise causes fire in London home
Thankfully firefighters were able to rescue him and his canine friend.
A mischievous tortoise and his canine friend were rescued last week from a fire on London Road in Mitcham.
The fire was caused by the naughty tortoise knocking over his heat lamp which fell onto the hay, a combustible material, in his aquarium.
The Brigade was called to the fire at a maisonette on the forth floor of a residential block of flats on Thursday 10 July, where firefighters 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 was called at around 11:40am and the fire was under control by 12:22pm.
Crews from Mitcham, Wimbledon, Tooting and Wallington Fire Stations attended the scene.