One of our cats (years ago, no longer with us) used to jump on the kitchen island. She was a very thick furred calico. She decided, one night, to lay down RIGHT NEXT to a burner of the gas stove on the cooktop of the island...the burner was on. Needless to say, her back fur got burnt! She was fine, and I have to think that she was wondering why we put that towel over her and began beating on her back like that...there were little flames! :-o It took a day to get that stink out of the house.