A cat is onto its next of nine lives after being rescued from a house fire in Brownsville on Thursday.
Firefighters saved the feline while working to put out a fire in a private dwelling at 612 Chester St., near Hegeman Avenue.
Tower Ladder 170 responded to the blaze just after 1 p.m. on April 25 and discovered the cat while searching a smoke-filled apartment on the building’s second floor. The family’s furry feline was unconscious and covered in soot and ash.
Firefighters Jose Cordero from Engine Company 257 began CPR on the feline and administered oxygen, after which the cat let out a meow. Onlookers cheered the firefighter’s efforts.
Units used two hose lines to knock down the main body of the fire, which was deemed under control at 1:45 p.m. There were no reported injuries or trapped civilians.
The FDNY Fire Marshal’s office will determine the cause and origin of the fire.
