AURORA | Aurora firefighters are the cat’s meow for one Aurora family and their feline friends.
Firefighters rescued six kittens and brought a house fire under control within about 10 minutes Sunday night after smoke was spotted coming from a house in northwest Aurora, Aurora Fire Rescue spokesperson Samantha Hickerson said in a statement.
Firefighters were called to the house on the 1600 block of Dayton Street at about 8:40 p.m. after Aurora police officers already at the scene saw smoke coming from the home.
Fire crews began extinguishing the fire and conducting a search of the home.
Police said there was an initial report that someone might be trapped in the basement, however two searches found no one inside, but they did find six kittens.
“The kittens — Mason, Dixie, Alfie, Alex, Felicia and Suki — survived the fire,” Hickerson said.
The fire was brought under control within about 10 minutes. One person was transported to a hospital with minor injuries. The blaze caused major damage to the kitchen, officials said.
One person and the six kittens were displaced by the fire, and The American Red Cross was called to assist.
Anyone interested in adopting the kittens can contact Aurora based Demi’s Rescue, demisanimalrescue.com, according to fire officials.
” … after Aurora police officers already at the scene saw smoke coming from the home.”
No working smoke alarms for early smoke detection?
Hope thathe kittens find good homes and mother cat is spayed.