A squirrel appears to be responsible for a grass fire in Central Mississippi.

The animal was electrocuted and fell from a power line onto dry, thirsty ground.

Passing motorists saw a flash and heard a loud pop, then saw ashes falling from the power line. The spark ignited a grass-fire, which spread to nearby pine trees and charred a fence, according to news reports.

An Entergy lineman arrived as the flames were extinguished and found the probable cause of the fire; the squirrel's charred body.