Puppy playing with lighter sets fire to apartment in Australia
Monday, October 28, 2019
MELBOURNE, Australia -- A 10-month-old puppy named Archie accidentally sent his owner's apartment up in flames after getting his paws on a lighter, according to Storyful.
It happened on October 16 at an apartment in Melbourne, Australia.
Video captures the dog--a Boston terrier and French bulldog mix--jump up onto the couch and begins playing with a lighter. Within minutes, the fire ignites part of the couch.
The owner says the fire caused roughly $40,000 in damages.
Luckily no injuries were reported.
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