A home hearth broke out in Canton throughout Monday’s photo voltaic eclipse resulting in a big cat rescue.
Just earlier than 3 p.m., the Canton Fire Department responded to a home on twenty fifth Street Northwest.
When firefighters arrived, a girl was discovered exterior saying there was a fireplace in her kitchen.
The 76-year-old proprietor instructed investigators she believed one in every of her cats by chance turned on a burner on her range high.
Firefighters rescued 37 cats from the home and shortly put out the fireplace.
All of the cats survived and the lady didn’t undergo any accidents. A firefighter suffered minor accidents.
Fire crews used oxygen on about six of the cats.
“They weren’t unconscious, however very torpid. You might inform that they had been affected by the consequences of the smoke,” stated Canton Fire Division Chief Steve Henderson.
While the potential explanation for the fireplace appears odd, Henderson stated he has seen it occur in different instances.
“We’ve really had fires from that trigger earlier than. People depart meals on the range and a canine or a cat tries to get to the meals and really ignites the burner and catches meals on hearth. We’ve really had that occur a few occasions over the years,” Henderson stated.
Fire investigators stated the cats seemed to be in good well being and the proprietor saved possession of them.
An investigators with the Stark County Humane Society stopped by to do a welfare test on the cats on Tuesday. There was no reply when the investigator knocked on the door.
It’s not clear if the cats are again within the home or staying some place else.
The harm to the kitchen space was estimated at $7,500, Henderson stated.
