45-Year-Old “Angry” Tortoise Recued From Fire It Started
December 26, 2019
9:03 am
It would have been a fire christmas for a 45-year-old tortoise as the reptile knocked a heat lamp onto his bedding, which caught fire according to Sky News.
It filled the house near Uttlesford in Essex with smoke on Christmas Day at around 4:50pm. Neighbours heard the fire alarm and called 999, scrambling firefighters.
They put the blaze out and rescued the unnamed shell-dweller, which Essex County Fire and Rescue Service said “might look angry”.
Gary Wain, watch manager at Great Dunmow Fire Station, said: “This incident shows just …
