The Garland Fire Department is encouraging people to do a “safety check” on their home after an unusual house fire.<\/p>\n
They got a call about flames coming from a home in central Garland on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
Firefighters responded quickly and on one was hurt.<\/p>\n
Jim Dugger with the Garland Fire Department says investigators looking into the cause of the fire reviewed video from the home’s security cameras – including one that was in the kitchen.<\/p>\n
He says the homeowner had left several items on the top of the stove.<\/p>\n
Video showed their cat jumping onto the counter…and turning on one of the burners.<\/p>\n
“10 or 15 seconds after the cat gets up there, all the sudden a fire starts,\u201d Officer Dugger said. \u201cThe cat jumps down and runs off.\u201d<\/p>\n
The problem is, all the combustibles on the stove caught on fire, ended up catching the kitchen on fire and part of the rest of the house.”<\/p>\n
He says you should always keep combustible items such as paper towels, dish towels, food packaging, and plastic containers away from stovetops and cooking surfaces – and always turn off cooking appliances when they are not being used.<\/p>\n
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