Dog hops on stove, starts house fire in Colorado NBC 7 San Diego [Video]

A house in Colorado caught fire after a dog jumped on the kitchen’s stove and accidentally turned it on.

According to the Colorado Springs Fire Department, the incident took place around 4:45 a.m. on June 26, when crews were dispatched to a home for a reported fire.

The homeowners told authorities that the fire had started on the stove but they were able to put it out, the fire department said on a Facebook post.

One of the residents was taken to a local hospital for smoke inhalation.

But as investigators worked to determine the cause of the fire, they reviewed surveillance footage from the home, which showed one of their house pets, a dog, jumping on top of the stove and accidentally turning it on.

“After looking through their home security footage, we determined their pup got a bit curious and accidentally switched on the oven which had some boxes on top of it,” the department said.

Seconds after the dog left the stove, …