Rodent gets fiery revenge on homeowner

A mouse got its revenge on a homeowner who tried to dispose of it in a pile of burning leaves.

The blazing rodent ran back into the man's house, setting it alight. Luciano Mares, 81, of Fort Sumner in the US state of New Mexico, said he caught the mouse inside his house.

"I had some leaves burning outside, so I threw it in the fire, and the mouse was on fire and ran back at the house," Mares said.

The flames spread throughout the house, destroying all its contents. There were no injuries.

The mouse's fate was not reported.