Firefighters make it snappy as huge crocodile watches house blaze

"Thankfully, the crocodile didn't affect our operations at all."

Firefighters tackling a blaze at a house in the tropical Australian city of Darwin have had to contend with the added distraction of a 13ft pet crocodile.

The fire destroyed the two-storey house in the suburb of Fannie Bay, but did not harm the huge reptile, a female called Albert, which lives in a backyard enclosure.