Officers investigating the cause of a Jan. 10 fire at an office building in West Virginia have revealed the possible culprits of the blaze - birds. According to authorities the reason to single out the unusual suspects stems from a huge nest, littered with dozens of cigarette butts, that was found in the attic of the building. Fire Marshals believe that a pigeon or another kind of bird may have carried a burning cigarette butt into the attic of the Ratcliff Place that eventually led to fire.

A 31-year-old man set his mother's house on fire after she told him she would kick him out if he didn't get a job. According to authorities, the man left after setting the home ablaze, but he returned later and said he used a cigarette lighter to ignite the living room couch because he was angry over his mother's demand that he find employment. Ricardo A. Nance Jr. was booked late Friday on one count of arson and bond was set at $20,000.

he pet tabby cat of an Australian family of four saved the household from a house fire by alerting and clawing at the owner's face. Alert Timmy the tabby made the move by rousing his unidentified owner when a mattress suddenly caught fire as the family slept. "The cat was probably the best smoke alarm system . . . it was clawing at the occupant's face and got him up and out of bed," Cairns fire service spokesman Robert White-Macfarlane told media.

The search for the source of a leaky water pipe led to the discovery of a hidden room at a former hotel in West Virginia that might have been shut for years. The underground room is about 10 feet wide, 18-20 feet long and about 7 feet in height, with wooden cabinets lining one wall and a vintage toilet behind a partition. The room was discovered by a maintenance worker who was knocking down a wall to locate the faulty pipes in the decades old building.

Foil in a cigarette pack gave a passenger away and he was arrested for concealing illegal drugs. Airport security said they arrested Rustum Cuyugan as he was about to board his plane bound for the United States, when they found out he was carrying methamphetamine hydrochloride, an illegal substance.