Real life Mog the cat causes fire in family home by walking over hob

A family was forced to flee their home in the early hours after their pet cat accidentally switched on the hob and started a fire.

In scenes that echo this year's Christmas advert featuring Mog the cat, Badger the family pet walked across the hob, accidentally switching it on in the middle of the night.

A plastic toolbox which had been left on top of the hob in the property in Sheffield then caught fire.

The family were alerted to the blaze by their smoke alarm and managed to get out of the house safely.

In the Sainsbury's Christmas advert, Mog the cat causes havoc in the kitchen and threatens to ruin Christmas Day.