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Firefighter Catches Cat That Jumped From Albany Park Apartment Fire

A firefighter was able to catch a cat that jumped out of a third-floor window to escape the blaze.

by Alex V. Hernandez July 31, 2018July 31, 2018

The cat jumped out of a third floor window of a building during the fire. Credit: Image courtesy Lillian Osborne.

ALBANY PARK — A Chicago firefighter caught and saved a cat that jumped from a window during a Tuesday afternoon apartment fire.

No one was hurt in the blaze in an apartment in the 4700 block of North Lawndale Avenue.

“There was a fire there, on the third floor,” said Larry Langford, a spokesman for the Chicago Fire Dept. “They didn’t have much difficulty putting it out.”

The blaze began around 1 p.m. and was caused by careless smoking, Langford said.

Neighbors saw a firefighter catch a cat that jumped out of a third-floor window to escape the blaze.

“There were two cats. One was able to get out on its own and a firefighter was able to get a little black cat out and make sure it was safe,” said Langford.

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