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An \u201cangry\u201d looking tortoise has been rescued from a house fire after setting the place ablaze.<\/p>\n
The 45-year-old reptile knocked a heat lamp onto his bedding, which caught alight.<\/p>\n
It filled the house near Uttlesford in Essex with smoke on Christmas Day at around 4:50pm.<\/p>\n
Neighbours heard the fire alarm and called 999, scrambling firefighters.<\/p>\n
They put the blaze out and rescued the unnamed shell-dweller, which Essex County Fire and Rescue Service said \u201cmight look angry\u201d.<\/p>\n
Gary Wain, watch manager at Great Dunmow Fire Station, said: \u201cThis incident shows just how important it is to have smoke alarms on every level of your home.<\/p>\n
\u201cEven if you\u2019re not home they will alert anyone close by to the first sign of fire.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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