ODDLY ENOugh

ODDLY ENOugh

Vape pipe sparked fire; dog possibly involved

DAMASCUS, Md.

Authorities says a vape pipe blamed for a house fire north of the nation’s capital may have sparked a flame because a dog got hold of it.

WTTG-TV quotes Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service spokesman Pete Piringer as saying the dog may have been playing with the device, causing its battery to ignite.

The TV station reports the owner of the town house in Damascus, Md., was away on a motorcycle ride. He said he found his house filled with smoke and his carpet and couch on fire when he returned. Firefighters rescued three dogs, one of whom had to be given oxygen for smoke inhalation.

KFC to send chicken sandwich to edge of space

LOUISVILLE, Ky.

KFC plans to make a space pioneer out of a chicken sandwich this week when it sends it to the edge of the atmosphere with the help of a high-altitude balloon.

The promotional stunt for the Zinger sandwich comes two months after the fast-food chain unveiled Rob Lowe playing Kentucky Fried Chicken founder Col. Harland Sanders in a spacesuit as part of an ad campaign.

The ads promised to send the breaded chicken sandwich into space.

The chain says the launch window opens Wednesday for what it says is the longest-controlled stratospheric balloon flight with a commercial payload in history.

Landmark ‘Vegas Vickie’ cowgirl sign removed

LAS VEGAS

The famous neon sign of a cowgirl in downtown Las Vegas has been taken down as part of the construction of a planned casino-resort.

After more than two decades on Freemont Street, “Vegas Vickie” was dismantled Tuesday.

Casino owner Derek Stevens says his company is looking for a home for the neon sign. It was created in 1980 and originally dubbed “Sassy Sally” after a casino of that name.

Associated Press