A cat named Filipp saved his owners from a home fire in Saint Petersburg after an electrical socket exploded.
The pet woke the residents by pressing his nose against them when flames broke out in their apartment in the Kalininsky district, according to a report by Russian television channel 78.ru.
The residents of the apartment explained that a power adapter plugged into the wall socket exploded after being overloaded with too many household appliances. Speaking about the incident, the cat's owner said that the pet behaved like a watchdog during the emergency.
Firefighters extinguished the blaze within 15 minutes of receiving the initial call for help. Emergency service responders confirmed that the fire had spread across an area of two square meters inside the residence before it was put out.
Kalininsky district electrical fire
Kalininsky district is a major administrative subdivision located in the northern part of Saint Petersburg, Russia's second-largest city. Located along the Baltic Sea, Saint Petersburg is home to over five million residents and features dense urban residential blocks where shared electrical infrastructure is common.
Electrical safety guidelines recommend against plugging multiple high-wattage appliances into a single adapter or socket extension. Overloaded adapters can generate excessive heat, melting insulation and triggering short circuits that quickly ignite surrounding furnishings.
The rescue in Saint Petersburg comes after a separate domestic fire in the town of Odintsovo, in the Moscow region, where two cats accidentally ignited a blaze while playing inside their owner's home.
According to the apartment owner, her pets were playing together in the kitchen when one of them leaped onto the cooking stove. The movement turned on a burner, which ignited a vegetable dryer that had been left sitting on top of the appliance, causing flames to spread across adjacent surfaces.
Moscow region pet incidents
Odintsovo is a large municipality located directly west of Moscow in the Moscow Oblast region. Emergency service agencies regularly issue public safety guidance advising homeowners to cover stove controls and disconnect kitchen equipment to prevent accidental fires caused by domestic animals.
