How a family's cat turned on an oven- and nearly burned down a house

Investigation determined that a family pet had cycled the oven into self-clean mode while residents were asleep, causing the fire," said the department on its Facebook page.

Kudos to this homeowner for having working smoke alarms and a fire extinguisher!" said the department.

It's definitely a poor design!" Adams wrote as he shared the story of how his cat accidentally activated the self-cleaning oven.

In hindsight, a greasy cat would have been much better," reflecting on how he avoided a bigger disaster by putting the pan in the oven.

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