Lombard firefighters got 36 cats out of a burning home shelter
Crews at a Cat Guardians shelter on East St. Charles Road rescued 36 of 38 cats from the fire. The cats that were brought out appeared to be in good condition.
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Lombard firefighters rescued 36 of 38 cats from a fire at a Cat Guardians shelter on East St. Charles Road, the Daily Herald reported. The cats that were brought out appeared to be in good condition.
Thirty-six is the number carried to safety. The paper's count of 38 is how many cats were at the home shelter. The report is about that rescue, not a later adoption tally.
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Firefighters in Lombard, Illinois, went into a house fire at a Cat Guardians shelter on East St. Charles Road and carried cats out. They rescued 36 of the 38 cats living there. The cats that came out looked like they were in good condition. A shelter fire is dangerous because smoke fills the rooms where the animals stay. Thirty-six is the number the crews got outside. The Daily Herald reported the rescue after the Sunday fire.
- Why is smoke so dangerous for animals inside a house?
- What does it mean that the rescued cats appeared in good condition?
- Why would a shelter for cats be inside a house?
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