Pet Fish Burns Down The House
A family’s pet fish is being blamed for a deadly fire that nearly killed the family. Investigators believe Kipper, an eight inch catfish, nearly cost a woman and her two daughters their lives.
According to The Sun, the reigning notion is that Kipper was probably fighting with a rival in their tank. Thereby allowing water to splash out of the aquarium, landing on an electric plug below.Which is believed to have sent a power surge up the tank’s light cable, which burnt the plastic lid, which melted and dripped onto a leather sofa that burst into flames.
The ensuing blaze burned as Sharron Killahena, 25, and kids Nicole, six, and Kerry, two, slept upstairs. Luckily a smoke alarm woke landlord Simon Justice, 25, who was sleeping in a different room, who woke the family just in time to escape.
The family lost their home and six beloved fish however Killahena says, “At least we are here to tell the tale.”