Arsonist pet tortoise starts fire that burns neighbor's home and causes $150,000 in d
 

Arsonist pet tortoise starts fire that burns neighbor's home and causes $150,000 in damage
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A tortoise in San Antonio is being blamed for a fire that spread to a neighboring home, causing an estimated $150,000 in damage.

The tortoise's motives remain unclear.

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According to Fox 29 San Antoniothe reptilian suspect is 15 years old, his name is Bits and he weighs about 120 pounds.

Bits reportedly k**cked down a heat lamp in his outdoor enclosure around midnight on January 10, starting a fire that spread to a neighboring home. The family in the burned home had to evacuate but was unharmed. Bits himself suffered mi**r burns to his shell but **thing serious. Read more...

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