Japanese classic Rakugo (traditional comic storytelling) called Nezumiana (rat hall): There is a scene in which a person who moves from rags to riches with a large store, when one day, while fire-proofing, he neglects to cover the vent called Nezumiana, and the whole dozo storehouse burns down, so he is turned out on the street.
古典落語ねずみ穴貧乏暮らしから大店へ成功し、ある日、火の用心に、土蔵のねずみ穴と呼ばれる換気口だけを目塗しなかったために、全ての蔵が焼け落ちて、路頭に迷う場面がある。