Deputy fire Chief Steve Clyatt said blaze appears to have been caused by a bad extension cord on a window air conditioner. Further investigation revealed that the cord had been chewed by the pit bull. Clyatt speculates the dog was trying to set up a scene to make himself look like a hero. The pit bull has been arrested for arson and endangering human life.
You had me going until the thrid sentence. That's pretty good stuff. LOL.
Look how the news account desperately tries to paint the dog in a less than flattering light:
>"She called me screaming," said Leticia Vega, 36, the sister of Seals' boyfriend Javier Garcia, 23, who owns the home. "She said the dog woke her up barking, jumped on the bed and bit her on the leg."<
Now, if this had been Lassie, the paragraph would have been written, "the dog woke her up barking jumped on the bed and pulled on her leg".
But, it's a pit bull, so the pooch was obviously getting a good bite in before it saved the girl.