Comments on: House Fire Blamed On Dog

By: Michelle

Michelle — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 18:01:14 +0000

I don’t know what to say to this story. Thank God, the pets made it out safe, but I agree that she should have broken the window to get her pets out safely sooner- instead of just waiting around for her husband to come in with a key. AND, she should have turned off the stove first, and then taken a key with her, or atleast kept the door unlocked, JUST IN CASE. Some people are really stupid. I wouldn’t even be surprised if the dog had nothing to do with it, and she just blamed it on the dog because she wanted her insurance to pay for a new kitchen. I once read about a story of a woman who ransacked her own house because she wanted money for the damages. The things people do to get what they want….

By: aaher

aaher — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 08:34:34 +0000

why she blames the dog? stupid woman , I hate this woman !

By: Lynn

Lynn — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 02:28:43 +0000

I came across another article [lost the link - sorry] that indicated the fire happened at 5:40PM. It’s pretty cold in Topeka this time of the year at that time of the day. So if you were running to take garbage outside, wouldn’t you close the door after yourself to keep the heat in the house?

By: Lynn

Lynn — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 01:58:40 +0000

Sharon,

I don’t know if the insurance would have paid if she was negligent [kinda’ doubtful, don’t you think?] - which is why I have a hunch she conjured the story about the dog locking her out.

By: furmom

furmom — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 15:45:43 +0000

Oh MY! I have something frying on the stove about to catch fire and burn the place down, and I’m locked out of my house, what should I do?!??? Let me think! Oh yeah I’ll sit here and do nothing and wait for my husband to come home instead of breaking a window to save the house! Stupid dog!

By: Sharon

Sharon — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 14:46:03 +0000

Kinda sounds like “the dog ate my homework”, yeah, sure.
Would the homeowner’s insurance have paid if she was deemed responsible and negligent? I pity their pets, next time they might not make it out alive.

By: Lynn

Lynn — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 08:07:41 +0000

There’s a big difference between s**t happening and doing something really, really dumb like this. If that’s what really happened.

The more I think about it, I doubt her version. Odds are that if she left the house with the door open to take out the trash, the dog would have followed her [good things in trash?] rather than stay behind. Plus most dogs like a romp outdoors.

I’ll bet the woman absentmindedly locked the door behind herself and was too embarrassed to admit it and instead blamed the dog for closing the door. Now THAT sounds more realistic to me.

Fifty thousand dollars is a lot of damage - a whole kitchen? That’s a lot of flames. And she didn’t hurl herself through a window to get the pets out? [Shudder.]

No, I’m too cynical I guess. My perception of her savoire-faire attitude makes me think she’s covering up. [Maybe she wanted a new kitchen…..and THAT’s why she has homeowner’s insurance.]

By: kathy

kathy — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 04:40:21 +0000

C’mom guys, s–t happens………

By: Lynn

Lynn — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 23:12:26 +0000

I’ll be blunt: Stupid, stupid woman to leave the room with something frying on the stove. And she waited until her husband came home with a key?

And she blames the DOG???????

By: shibadiva

shibadiva — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 22:04:28 +0000

Thank heaven the dog and bird got out OK.

By: Gindy

Gindy — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 20:43:18 +0000

If it wasn’t a dead bolted door, she could have kicked the door in. I am only a tiny person, but kicked my metal back door in due to being stupid and locking MYSELF out. Dogs had nothing to do with it.

By: lola&miasmom

lola&miasmom — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 18:50:07 +0000

Sounds ‘fishy’ to me ;-)…blaming it on the dog. I agree that breaking a window would have been the best choice.

By: Judy

Judy — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 18:35:07 +0000

This is the dog’s fault? You should never leave something frying on the stove sorry I am blaming the woman. And if your house is on fire break a window and at least get the pets out.

By: kaefamily

kaefamily — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 17:26:25 +0000

Our pup always gives us the “Why?” look whenever we turn off our portable heaters and fans when we leave the rooms.