45-Year-Old “Angry” Tortoise Rescued From Fire It Started
It would have been a fire christmas for a 45-year-old tortoise as the reptile knocked a heat lamp onto his bedding, which caught fire according to Sky News.
It filled the house near Uttlesford in Essex with smoke on Christmas Day at around 4:50pm. Neighbours heard the fire alarm and called 999, scrambling firefighters.
They put the blaze out and rescued the unnamed shell-dweller, which Essex County Fire and Rescue Service said “might look angry”.
Gary Wain, watch manager at Great Dunmow Fire Station, said: “This incident shows just how important it is to have smoke alarms on every level of your home.
“Even if you’re not home they will alert anyone close by to the first sign of fire.
The tortoise can be said to have had a lucky christmas as it was saved from an impending fire outbreak.
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