Revenge of the burning mouse !

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Vengeful mouse sets house ablaze

FORT SUMNER, New Mexico (AP) -- A mouse got its revenge against a homeowner who tried to dispose of it in a pile of burning leaves. The blazing creature ran back to the man's house and set it on fire.

Luciano Mares, 81, of Fort Sumner said he caught the mouse inside his house and wanted to get rid of it.

"I had some leaves burning outside, so I threw it in the fire, and the mouse was on fire and ran back at the house," Mares said from a motel room Saturday.

Village Fire Chief Juan Chavez said the burning mouse ran to just beneath a window, and the flames spread up from there and throughout the house.

No was hurt inside, but the home and everything in it was destroyed.

Unseasonably dry and windy conditions have charred more than 53,000 acres and destroyed 10 homes in southeastern New Mexico in recent weeks.

"I've seen numerous house fires," village Fire Department Capt. Jim Lyssy said, "but nothing as unique as this one."

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And to think we been using the term "it was a mouse with matches" for all these years LOL

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According to WNBC the mouse story was a hoax. They now say high winds fanned flames from burning brush and it extended to the house.

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Yes, as it was posted on another thread, this story is NOT true !! I guess the fire investigation was not as thorough as desired..... . People will go a long way to get their names in the news....