Fire-starting China pet dubbed ‘badass cat’ after it turns on cooker sparking blaze causing US$14,000 damage to home
- Owner plays mahjong outside, gets call saying home is on fire
- Cute cat creates chaos, emerges unscathed, becomes live-steaming star
A cat in China has used up one of its nine lives after accidentally turning on the induction cooker in his owner’s kitchen and setting the home on fire.
The cat, Jingoudiao, caused 100,000 yuan (US$14,000) worth of damage to the flat.
The fire-starting feline escaped unharmed and his owner, Dandan, changed her Douyin account name to “Sichuan’s most badass cat”, and made the fluffy pet appear on live-streaming sessions to “compensate”.
The owner’s lighthearted reaction to the accident, and the cat’s cute looks, have attracted 8 million views on Douyin.
On April 4, Dandan, who was playing mahjong outside, got a phone call from the property management staff in her compound, saying her home was on fire.
Rushing back to her empty flat in southwestern China’s Sichuan province, she found out her cat was responsible for the blaze, which burned the entire first floor of her loft.
