Firefighters battling blaze stumble on ‘noisy little creatures’ abandoned in the rubble
California firefighters were battling a blaze when they stumbled upon something out of the ordinary.
As they doused the fire at a homeless encampment, “they came across these noisy little creatures abandoned in the charred rubble,” Richmond Firefighters Local 188 said in an Aug. 5 Instagram post.
Aside from being a bit dirty and damp, the eight 1-week-old kittens were in good shape, the union said.
Firefighters brought the kittens back to the fire station and cleaned them up, according to the union.
“Cats! Yea, we do that,” the union said.
A video shows a freshly washed kitten sitting in the back of a fire truck wrapped up in a towel, as another firefighter holds a grimy, mewing kitten in the palm of his hand.
“We gotta rinse them off,” one firefighter can be heard saying.
The kittens, which will soon be looking for homes, are being cared for by K911 Animal Rescue in Contra Costa County, a spokesperson told McClatchy News.
“Richmond firefighters are proud to keep all 2 and 4 legged residents of our community safe,” the union wrote.
Richmond is about a 20-mile drive northeast from San Francisco.
This story was originally published August 7, 2024 at 1:54 PM with the headline "Firefighters battling blaze stumble on ‘noisy little creatures’ abandoned in the rubble."
