ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. -- A man's effort to keep his pig warm during Wednesday night's freeze ended up starting a fire that caused about $50,000 in damages to his St. Johns County home.

Firefighters were called about 10:20 p.m. when a home on Frances Avenue caught on fire. They later learned the homeowner brought his pig onto the porch and put out a space heater to keep it warm.

The pig apparently knocked over the heater, which started the fire, according to St. Johns County Fire-Rescue investigators.

While everyone who lives in the home got out safely, the pig died in the fire.