A strange incident has been reported from the United Kingdom on December 24, where a dog by mistake set a house on fire after switching on a hairdryer. The report says after the whole house in England’s Hockley caught on fire, the family immediately called Essex fire service and informed them about the incident.

While confirming the incident, Essex fire service tweeted some photos of a burnt house. They also captioned the post, explaining how all that happened. They wrote a freak accident caused a fire in Hockley today. A dog jumped on a bed and turned a hairdryer on, eventually causing it to catch alight to the mattress.  Once you’ve finished with any electrical appliances please unplug them, the Essex fire service added in Tweet.

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According to the Essex fire service, they said that the woman arrived home in the evening and witnessed her house being filled with heavy smoke, and sofas, and beds were caught on fire. While their scared dog was patiently waiting for the family outside the house.

The lady also blamed herself saying that the incident took place because she has left the hair dryer plugged in next to her bed, which the dog accidentally activated it, resulting mattress and bed caught fire. However, amid this, the incident did not cause any harm to the dog.

Meanwhile, the Essex fire service manager also urged the UK public to take care of small things and never forget to unplug electric appliances after using it if they are having any pets in the home.

This is not the first time such an incident has been reported from the UK. Earlier, a similar accident hit the headlines where a dog sustain serious injuries after it managed to turn on the stove in the kitchen.

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