Shropshire Star

Pet dogs knocking litter onto stove blamed for Shrewsbury house fire

Emergency services had to be called after pet dogs knocked litter on to a kitchen stove.

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Two fire crews were sent to an address in Davison Drive in Shrewsbury on Friday morning (May 23) after reports of a house fire around 9am. 

Fire crews said a "small fire" had broken out in the kitchen but was out on arrival.

A spokesperson for the Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service said the fire was "caused by litter knocked onto the stove by pet dogs."