Fireworks and A Burning Cat

You've heard the saying "Never pet a burning dog."

Last night's dream was quite the opposite, both literally and metaphorically speaking.

The dream started with me going outside via the back door of our house. In real life there is an electrical outlet just outside the door, and the washer/dryer are just inside the door. 

In the dream I went outside to light off a firework or two, just to rattle the neighbors, or for my own pleasure. After lighting it off I came back in to find a small but fierce fire was consuming the insides of the dryer, which now had a big see-through vent near the bottom of it, unlike in real life. I panicked and promptly fetched some water in a bucket. I hurled the water onto the fire, but instead of burning out, it only made the flames more angry and they quickly spread out. Out of nowhere, my deceased grandmother was with me and we simultaneously noticed the same, horrifying thing: My cat trapped behind the see-through grate on the dryer. I struggled to try to get the vent off to free her, but it would not budge. She cried and I tried talking to her to calm her down. My grandma said we needed to call the Fire Department. I did just that, but we waited and waited and waited... No Fire Department. 

Awake.