Cooked Cat Catches Fire, 400 Homeless 
Thu Jan 31,10:02 AM ET 

PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - More than 400 Cambodians were left homeless when a 
roasted cat caught fire, sending flames shooting through a village of 
wooden shacks, police said Thursday. 

  
The fire, which destroyed 62 houses, was started by a young man who tried 
to cook a dead cat in central Kompong Chhnang province Tuesday afternoon. 

No one was killed or injured, said provincial police official So Sam An. 

"Witnesses said a young man killed a cat and put it on a fire to roast. A 
few minutes later a blaze erupted inside the house," So Sam An told 
Reuters by telephone. 

"The suspect liked to eat cat meat while drinking wine with his friends." 

Police said they were searching for the culprit. 


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