Sunday, January 31, 2010

Inflatable gorilla cause of building fire

A Houston Fire Department spokesman says a deflated inflatable animal is to blame for a minor shopping centre fire in southeast Houston.

Firefighters arrived at approximately 2 a.m. Thursday to find a shopping centre roof on fire at the intersection of Cullen Boulevard and the South Sam Houston Parkway.



The fire spread to a large hollow facade on the front of the building, but did not reach into any of the stores.

After putting the fire out, firefighters discovered that an inflatable gorilla used by one of the businesses for advertising had deflated and fell onto a light which sparked the fire.

With news video.

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