A funeral service for a dog turned into a heated situation for one Northern Virginia man.
Firefighters say Charles Harris was trying to cremate his 11-year-old Rottweiler in the backyard of his Dale City home. Authorities said he used gasoline to get the fire going, but it quickly spread to his home.
The Associate Press reports that the man tried to get several animal shelters to help him dispose of his dog’s body, but they all told him the Rottweiler was too large.
Firefighters have not said how extensively the home was damaged. No injuries were reported.
