Cats responsible for 107 house fires in Seoul in past 3 yrs
In a total of 107 house fires that occurred in Seoul between January 2019
and November this year, the culprit is believed to be cats, the city’s fire department said Thursday.
According to the Seoul Metropolitan Fire & Disaster Headquarters, cats are believed to have started the blaze by turning on the electric stove in the kitchen with their paws. Nearly half of the cases, or 52, occurred while the owners were out.
Electric induction cookers often come with touch-sensitive buttons, which can be switched on by the paw of an animal.
“Cat-started fires are continuing to be reported these days. We advise pet owners to pay extra attention to fire risks,” Chung Gyo-chul, an official at the agency said.
Re: Cats are burning down Seoul
Posted: Sun Jan 02, 2022 7:26 pm
by Derron57
poptart and his homeboy countrymen best get to eating more of them cats unless they want them to burn all the cities down.
Re: Cats are burning down Seoul
Posted: Sun Jan 02, 2022 9:06 pm
by Mikey
This is bullshit. Induction stove tops won’t heat anything up unless it’s in a steel or cast iron pan. That’s how induction works. It has to be a magnetic metal.
Maybe there’s some kind of Korean “induction cooker” that’s different but I sort of doubt it.
Re: Cats are burning down Seoul
Posted: Sun Jan 02, 2022 9:11 pm
by Mikey
Or maybe the cats are wearing steel toed boots?
Re: Cats are burning down Seoul
Posted: Sun Jan 02, 2022 11:16 pm
by Mikey
You could be right.
Re: Cats are burning down Seoul
Posted: Mon Jan 03, 2022 12:51 am
by Softball Bat
Mikey wrote: ↑Sun Jan 02, 2022 9:06 pm
This is bullshit. Induction stove tops won’t heat anything up unless it’s in a steel or cast iron pan. That’s how induction works. It has to be a magnetic metal.
Maybe there’s some kind of Korean “induction cooker” that’s different but I sort of doubt it.
I have an electric stove top and it requires no contact from anything for it to heat up.
A theoretical cat at my home could step on the *ON* spot and it would be -----> go time!
I have no cat.
Maybe I will get one and tempt fate.
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