MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Shelby County Fire Department responded to a house fire Tuesday that was supposedly started by an aquarium for the resident’s pet turtle.
At 2:40 p.m. multiple companies were dispatched to the 4700 block of Ridge Walk in response to sensors that were indicating a fire inside a home.
According to SCFD, arriving companies noted smoke in the home and forced entry to locate the source of the growing fire, which was apparently an aquarium for a pet turtle.
The turtle, along with three dogs were saved from the fire, and the fire was extinguished.