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Posted on 10/23/2025 1:06:54 PM PDT by DallasBiff
Oct. 22 (UPI) -- Firefighters in Michigan are urging residents to beware of unexpected fire hazards after an apartment blaze was found to have an unusual cause: an animal nest inside a kitchen exhaust fan.
The Ann Arbor Fire Department said on social media that crews responded to an apartment building on Island Drive on Sunday and found a fire was burning inside the walls.
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Wouldn't a tenant notice weird sounds from the exhaust fan and notified the landlord, and also one can't sue animals.
I’m betting either birds, or tree rats.
Mice
Idiot renters should be inspecting their kitchen fan ducting on a regular basis.
What has happened to practical education in this country?
Could be them too.
What has happened to practical education in this country?
Just thought about this, wouldn't the tenants notice animal droppings, physical or by smell.
I had a bat living in the kitchen ceiling. In the cavity of an old flouresent light that had been covered up. I removed the light to fill in the ceiling and left the hole open overnight.
The bat came in between the siding and the vent for the range exhaust vent.
I came down the next morning and it was hanging out in the family room. Literally hanging off the wall of the bookcase.
Just chillin
“Just thought about this, wouldn’t the tenants notice animal droppings, physical or by smell.”
I have no clue, I just like to act snobby at times, to mock the real snobs on this site.
In this case, the effect most likely noticed would be a reduction in performance due to the blockage, but one would have to see the details of the design and the blockage to see how it could have ignited. If I had to guess, most like a fire on the stove, which was contained, sent up the ignition source.
From the article:
“...Over time, the nesting material and accumulated grease
heated up enough to ignite...”
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It would still need a spark to cause it to ignite.
The droppings may have been contributing less than the tenant's smell.
Lol! What a way to start the day!
My outdoor air conditioner stopped working, and the technician found that mice had gotten inside and chewed the wires. Some wire insulation is made with soy oil; maybe that was the attraction.
I’ve heard that mice can get in your house and chew the wires on appliances like your stove, which can cause a house fire.
Cats are essential companions when you live near a wooded area.
“Cats are essential companions when you live near a wooded area.”
Right!
I’ll just go wake up my useless 16 lb. part Maine Coon Cat
and show him where I saw a mouse...
He catches them..sometimes.
He walks around with one in his mouth, then plays with
them until he gets bored, then let’s them go!
I think he and the mice are exchanging money under
the kitchen sink.
I can almost picture him and the mice punching a clock
at the end of their shift, like the coyote and the
sheep dog in the old Bugs Bunny cartoons!
“See ya tomorrow Ralph”
LOL!
My tabby was a girlie girl, except when it came to mice. She took no prisoners. She would bite their feet off. Discovered this on the pale beige carpet.
I had a little black bob tailed cat that was dainty and sweet-
but an absolute KILLER of mice.
Once she chased one right into my sneaker!
I kid you not!
I took my sneaker outside and left it there for awhile.
The mouse did not come out because it had died in there.
The joys of pet ownership!
Hahahaha! My kid's sneakers smelled like that after sports practice, anyway!
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