Authorities in Colorado Springs, Colorado released a footage of a family’s dog accidentally turning on the kitchen stove and accidentally starting a home fire.
On July 02, the Colorado Springs Fire Department (CSFD) shared the video on Facebook and revealed, “On Wednesday, June 26th at 4:43 a.m. CSFD was dispatched to a possible structure fire at a home.”
After looking through the homeowners’ security footage, the CSFD determined that the fire started after the family’s dog got a bit curious and accidentally switched on the oven, which had some boxes on top of it.
According to the fire officials, when they arrived to the scene at 4:47 AM, there was no visible fire or smoke at the residential home.
While the crew didn’t find any active fire, they did find evidence of a fire upon further investigation.
“Homeowners reported to our call takers that they had experienced a fire on the stove in their home that had been extinguished by one of the homeowners,” CSFD wrote.
The male homeowner was able to extinguish the fire before the crew arrived, but was later sent to a local hospital for smoke inhalation.
Thankfully, no other injuries, both to people and pets, were reported.
“The homeowners say they were altered and woken up by their Apple HomePod which sent them a “High Heat” notice,” CSFD revealed.
In an update, the CSFD commended the technology of Apple Homepod and believed that “it had a significant hand in helping this family“.
They explained, “After learning more about the Apple HomePod we’ve discovered the HomePod likely heard the smoke alarms in the home through sound recognition which generated the alert to the homeowners that something was wrong.”
Currently, the family is temporarily displaced after the accident. Furthermore, a GoFundMe has been started to assist the homeowners.
The GoFundMe’s description read, “Their clothing and items in their home were ruined due to smoke damage. Their whole upstairs is now unlivable.”
CSFD also used this opportunity to remind the public of some home fire prevention and safety tips.
“Always have working smoke alarms inside and outside every sleeping area and on every floor of the home, ensure all combustibles are away from your stovetop/oven, and know two ways out of every room in your home in the event of a fire.”