(not Ex-)Cats use fax as toilet, spark Japan house fire

[underpants]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20050610/od_nm/japan_cat_fire_dc;_ylt=Agt9Dx4Bb2r.k1EeQh_pnMLtiBIF;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl


TOKYO (Reuters) - Two kittens picked the wrong place to relieve themselves when they urinated on a fax machine, sparking a fire that extensively damaged their Japanese owner's house.

Investigators in the western city of Kobe have concluded that the fire in January was caused by a spark generated when the urine soaked the machine's electrical printing mechanism.

The fire damaged the kitchen and living room before it was put out by the house's owner, who was treated for mild smoke inhalation, said Masahito Oyabu, a fireman at the Nagata fire station in central Kobe.

"If you have a cat, or a dog for that matter, be careful where they urinate," Oyabu said. "Especially keep them away from electrical appliances and wires."

[matcom]

1. SEE? If you put a BELL on those things......

oh nevermind :D

[LisaL]

2. Cat, dog, or a baby man.