Wednesday, 11 February 2026

Tortoise Slowly Escapes from House Fire

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Tortoise Slowly Escapes from House Fire

“Leo the tortoise just proved that slow and steady doesn't mean sitting around when your house is on fire. Security cameras caught the California sulcata booking it to safety after her heat lamp fell and torched her shed, with her owner joking that "sports mode" had been unlocked. The neighbours spotted the blaze and put it out while Leo's human was off at a Super Bowl party, probably wondering why their phone was blowing up with tortoise action hero videos.”

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A pet tortoise escaped a fire in Southern California after a heat lamp fell and ignited the shed where she lives.⁣Security camera footage shows the tortoise, named Leo, moving to safety as flames spread behind her. Leo’s owner was not home at the time, but neighbors were able… pic.twitter.com/pADeOkR5TN

People magazine reports that on February 8, the home of Leo, a female sulcata tortoise, caught on fire when her heatlamp malfunctioned. Her human, Hyeri Tom, was away at a Super Bowl party when the incident took place.

Surveillance camera footage shows Leo sprinting away from the flames to safety. Neighbors noticed the fire and put it out.

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