A dog trying to snaffle some sausages caused a house fire in Harrogate.
A PET pooch is in the dog house after they caused a house fire when they were trying to snaffle some sausages.
North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service say they were called out shortly before 4pm today (May 25) to a fire in Meadow Place in Harrogate.
A spokesman for the servcie said that on arrival they found a fire in the kitchen of a house.
He said: "The fire started when the dog of the house attempted to jump up on a kitchen bench to snaffle some sausages and knocked a tea towel onto onto a hob that had just been turned off.
"Slight smoldering to a tea towel caused smoke damage to the kitchen."
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