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Bad iguana

Administrators at Vintage High School in Napa, Calif., never would have believed that an iguana could cause so much trouble. Not until Iggy set their school on fire, that is.

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Iggy, the school pet, made his home in the science classroom and had heat lamps attached to his cage to keep him warm at night. On April 15, firefighters believe, his tail knocked over one of the lamps and ignited the sawdust at the bottom of his cage.

The resulting fire caused $750,000 worth of damage. One computer lab was ruined, and there was water and smoke damage throughout the...