A Slippery Rock family tells Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 that their pot-bellied pig set their house on fire after providing hay to keep him warm “I put extra hay in for him because I knew it was going to snow,” Margaret said. Painter. “He had a little heat lamp there in the front … and he had to stick his hay in the heat lamp and it caught the house on fire.” outside her windows and called her husband “I opened the door and flashed into the house,” said Tom Painter. “I tried to get out, and then the windows started to explode.” The Painters and their children ran away. They said they lost two cats, but three survived. Albert, the pot-bellied pig, suffered burns but still survived. Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 has learned that a rescue ranch in Darlington, Beaver County, has taken Albert into their care. They transported him to Ohio State University Veterinary Medical Center to be treated for smoke inhalation and burns. The Painters have a GoFundMe page set up to help with their recovery.
A Slippery Rock family tells Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 their pot-bellied pig set their house on fire after providing hay to stay warm.
“I added extra hay for him because I knew it was snowing,” Margaret Painter said. “He had a little heat lamp there in the forehead … and he must have stuck his hay in the heat lamp and it caught fire in the house.”
Painter said it was a few hours before New Year’s when she saw the orange glow outside her windows and called her husband.
“I opened the door and flashed into the house,” Tom Painter said. “I tried to get out, and then the windows started exploding.”
The Painters and their children ran away. They said they lost two cats, but three survived. Albert, the pot-bellied pig, suffered burns but still survived.
Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 has learned that a rescue ranch in Darlington, Beaver County, has taken Albert into their care. They transported him to Ohio State University Veterinary Medical Center to be treated for smoke inhalation and burns.
The painters have a GoFundMe page established to aid in his recovery.
