Big Doings in Culdesac

Car backfire sets dog on fire, which ignites grass fire

Associated Press Monday, October 6, 2003

CULDESAC, Idaho -- This dog was having a bad fur day. The dog, whose coat caught fire when the owner's vehicle backfired, ignited a grass fire just off U.S. Highway 95.

Firefighters doused the grass fire and reported the dog was unhurt, only smelling of burnt hair.

"I have been in firefighting for many years, but I have never seen anything like this happen," Culdesac Fire Chief Gary Gilliam said.