Woman sued for $2 million after boyfriend torches squirrel on apartment deck, starts massive fire

Michigan Live ^ | 4/3/2014 | Heidi Fenton

[wonkowasright]

HOLLAND TOWNSHIP, MI -- A woman who signed an apartment lease with her boyfriend and allegedly agreed to be liable for any smoke or water damage, faces a $2 million lawsuit after he attempted to cook a squirrel and started a massive fire with a torch.

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Khek Chanthalavong told investigators the blaze started after he had been using a torch on the deck of a unit he shared with Barbara Pellow, to burn the fur off a squirrel he'd captured. Once the fur was removed, he placed the torch in the corner of their deck, next to a plastic plant holder. He then went inside to cook the rodent.

Pellow awoke to Chanthalavong yelling and throwing water on flames that were quickly growing on the deck. The fire spread and caused major damage to 32 units in the couple's building. Pellow told police she had no knowledge of the torch being used.

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[BlueDragon]

Boris, is that you?

Mr. Know-It-All: How To Cook A Turkey's Goose

[TigersEye]

Oh, THAT squirrel! lol

[Grams A]

When I was growing up in Kansas, the guys would go squirrel hunting and we would have fried squirrel with biscuits and gravy for dinner. Sure couldn’t and wouldn’t eat them now.

[Slings and Arrows]

NOT a ceramic squirrel this time, I gather.

[tumblindice]

‘Eeenie Meenie, chili beenie,
Roly poly roasted flying squirrel heads.
Mmmmm good, good for you. Good for me.’

BULLWINKLE, the sister-biting moose

[RichInOC]

“In retrospect, lighting the torch was my big mistake. But I was only trying to cook the squirrel.”

[Slings and Arrows]

If I had a nickle for every time I’ve heard THAT...

[shibumi]

(I've been looking for an excuse to post this graphic.)

[Salamander]

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/woman-sets-fire-snake-burns-house-article-1.1296414

Instant karma.

[TigersEye]

Payback is a snek!

[shibumi]

The only Lennon song I ever liked.

[Slings and Arrows]

I can understand that.

[shibumi]

The photo or the song choice?

[BlueDragon]

(I've been looking for an excuse to post this graphic.)

I think you found the right thread. The image, this thread, your tagline.

[shibumi]

And a Ween of a tagline it is!

[Slings and Arrows]

Yes.

[Salamander]

I actually bought the domain name “FlamingSnakes” in honor of that intrepid little avenger.

;D

[Salamander]

I am, by no means, a Beatles fan but there were a few songs I do like.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ziwsjE1O4Ow

[ohiobushman]

Reminds me of this song:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y—CnIWYXbE

[TigersEye]

LOL