I read the story about the snake that a women tried to set fire to on her porch and cause damage to her own property. I was instantly reminded of this story, it is not a herp, but food with a vengence. There are more articles on this story.
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Flaming Mouse Burns Down Man's House
Sunday, January 08, 2006
FORT SUMNER, N.M. — A mouse got its revenge against a homeowner who tried to dispose of it in a pile of burning leaves. The blazing creature ran back to the man's house and set it on fire.
Luciano Mares, 81, of Fort Sumner said he caught the mouse inside his house and wanted to get rid of it.
"I had some leaves burning outside, so I threw it in the fire, and the mouse was on fire and ran back at the house," Mares said from a motel room Saturday.
Village Fire Chief Juan Chavez said the burning mouse ran to just beneath a window, and the flames spread up from there and throughout the house.
No was hurt inside, but the home and everything in it was destroyed.
Unseasonably dry and windy conditions have charred more than 53,000 acres and destroyed 10 homes in southeastern New Mexico in recent weeks.
"I've seen numerous house fires," village Fire Department Capt. Jim Lyssy said, "but nothing as unique as this one."
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Mouse takes down house
By Andy Jackson: CNJ staff writer
andy_jackson@link.freedom.com
Created on: January 8, 2006 - 12:06AM - 14942
Dry conditions throughout the region have resulted in numerous grass fires and several structure fires in recent weeks.
On Saturday, a Fort Sumner man’s home fell victim to a mouse fire.
Homeowner Luciano Mares said he caught a mouse inside his residence and discarded the creature in a pile of garden refuse he was burning on his property near the home.
“I had some leaves burning outside, so I threw it in the fire, and the mouse was on fire and ran back at the house,” he said.
All contents of the wooden home were destroyed, according to village Fire Chief Juan Chavez. Aside from the mouse, no injuries were reported.
Chavez said the fiery mouse ran from the burning leaves to below a window of the home. The fire spread up the window and throughout the house, he said.
A neighbor reported the fire to authorities. Fire and smoke were spewing out of the attic and the 81-year-old homeowner was trying to extinguish the blaze with a garden hose when firefighters arrived at the Grove Street home, Chavez said.
Three fire trucks and 13 firefighters from two departments had the fire out within two hours, Chavez said.
Now staying at a Fort Sumner motel, Mares said he had a problem with pesky mice coming into his home through little cracks.
“They had been coming into the house. Some were barely babies. I set some traps out and I caught one,” Mares said. Then he the threw the mini intruder into a pile of burning vegetation.
Because of the area’s windy and dry conditions, Chavez cautioned against burning leaves, as well as attempting to dispose of mice in the way Mares had.
“I’ve seen numerous house fires,” village Fire Department Capt. Jim Lyssy said, “but nothing as unique as this one.”
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