Bubba the cat set a family kitchen on fire ? then calmly sat on a fence across the street to watch the drama unfold.
The 12-year-old moggy is in the doghouse today after causing thousands of pounds worth of damage.
It is believed Bubba suffered an epileptic fit while sleeping near a stove and somehow managed to turn on an electric hob. The hob set fire to a wooden board and the resulting blaze spread throughout the kitchen.
Today his owner described how she and her son feared for their lives as they waited to be rescued from their Shropshire home after smoke poured into their bedrooms.
The scene of the fire in Donnington
Jacky McCusker, 52, said: ?When we were huddled by the window waiting for the fire crew to rescue us, I spotted Bubba sitting across the road on the fence.
?You cannot print what I said at that moment.?
Three fire engines from Telford, Tweedale and Wellington were called to the blaze at the home in Donnington, Telford, at 6am yesterday and took just eight minutes to rescue the family from the first floor bedroom.
CROMWELL, Conn. (AP) ? Hunter Mahan has the early lead after shooting an opening-round 62 at the Travelers Championship, toying with a 59 with three holes left before finishing with pars.
But he missed a 14-foot birdie putt on No. 7 at the TPC River Highlands on Thursday. Mahan has a three-stroke lead in Cronwell, Conn., where he won the event in 2007 and has two second-place finishes in 11 previous starts.
Mahan says he began thinking about a possible 59 at the seventh hole, calling it "the most comfortable course on Tour."
Camilo Villegas, John Merrick and Web Simpson shot 5-under 65s.
Mahan was in contention at the U.S. Open last week before a final-round 75 dropped him into a tie for fourth place.
U.S. Open champion Justin Rose will tee off later in the day, and top amateur Chris Williams will make his professional debut.
