news agency CNN reported that the Seoul Municipal Fire and Disaster Management Office ofSouth Korea A statement released on Thursday, Dec. 30, 2021 warned all Korean cat owners to exercise caution, after it was found that cats have caused more than 100 home fires in the past three years.
The statement stated that From January 2019 to November 2021, cats are responsible for 107 home fires, injuring four people, believed to have been lit by fires. press the electric stove switch When the heat rises above the limit, the stove will catch fire.
However, what the fire department emphasizes is that More than a hundred fires this time About half of them happened when no one was at home. “We recommend that households withpet add extra attention Because the fire will spread widely if no one is home,” said Chung Kyu-chul, an official at the Seoul Fire Service.
The office also warned that Cat owners should keep flammable objects such as tissue paper away from electric stoves. and use the electric stove with automatic locking system To prevent the risk of cats accidentally hitting the power button.
Fires caused by pets in Seoul have been on the rise in recent years. Between January and September 2019, there were 31 incidents, although in 2016 there were only 8 occurrences and most of the pets that were the cause were cat
However, this kind of incident isn’t just in South Korea. In the United States, about 1,000 pet homes are set on fire every year.