30 year old, Amber Brubaker, was overcome by smoke, and she and her 2
or 3 (sources vary) ferrets all died when she returned into her burning
apartment to try to get out those ferrets in Kenosha County, Wisconsin.
It appears that an electrical outlet ignited her couch.

http://www.wsaw.com/home/headlines/34325519.html
http://www.cbs58.com/index.php?aid=5124
http://www.kenoshanews.com/articles/index.php?articleNum=3817440

Sukie (not a vet)

Recommended ferret health links:
http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ferrethealth/
http://ferrethealth.org/archive/
http://www.afip.org/ferrets/index.html
http://www.miamiferret.org/fhc/
http://www.ferretcongress.org/
http://www.trifl.org/index.shtml
http://homepage.mac.com/sukie/sukiesferretlinks.html

[Posted in FML 6153]