Cats use fax as toilet, spark house fire

[emad]

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.

The kittens quickly ran to safety, he added.

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[BlueJazz]

1. The Kittens were Quoted as saying...

"Maybe next time the Lazy fucker will clean out our litter box before grass and Mushrooms start growing in it..."

[sasquatch]

3. LOL!!

:rofl:

[SoCalifer]

4. sasquatch, my sentiments exactly

LOL!! :rofl:

[Arugula Latte]

2. This was a small test ...

in a greater plot for kitties to take over the entire world. I will happily submit to my great Kitty Ruler when the time comes!

[sasquatch]

5. Who's their Napoleon I wonder?

I had a cat with 6 toes which technicly meant she had an opposing thumb. I wonder if she was still alive she'd be their leader.

[Arugula Latte]

6. I had one of those when I was a kid.

A polydactyl I think they call them. Smart kitty. They would make good leaders.