Woman sued for $2 million after boyfriend torches squirrel on apartment deck, starts massive fire
HOLLAND TOWNSHIP, MI -- A woman who signed an apartment lease with her boyfriend and allegedly agreed to be liable for any smoke or water damage, faces a $2 million lawsuit after he attempted to cook a squirrel and started a massive fire with a torch.
Two lawsuits have been filed in Ottawa County Circuit Court by insurance companies that covered damages after the Oct. 10, 2012 fire at ClearView Apartments. The complex is located at 120th Avenue and Riley Street in Holland Township.
Khek Chanthalavong told investigators the blaze started after he had been using a torch on the deck of a unit he shared with Barbara Pellow, to burn the fur off a squirrel he'd captured. Once the fur was removed, he placed the torch in the corner of their deck, next to a plastic plant holder. He then went inside to cook the rodent.
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I have a feeling that the sort of person who uses a torch to burn the fur off a squirrel before taking it inside to cook do not have, nor will they ever have, $2,000, much less $2,000,000.
I also question that anyone would be asked, much less agree, to be liable for "smoke or water damage" when renting an apartment. Unless maybe they told the management that they wanted to use the deck to barbecue squirrels. 
But hey, go for it.
